Paula Abdul

Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on.

Not only do I never lie, I never respond to lies, no matter how vicious, no matter how hurtful.

I'm grateful this ordeal is over, and I'm so looking forward to getting back to the job I love.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis.