"I first would like to thank God who has brought me through. I would like to thank my family in heaven and those who are with me today." — Jennifer Hudson, accepting the Grammy for best R&B album for her self-titled debut.

"Thank you so much. I'm going to cry. I want to thank my manager, my mom, she's in London. And Duffy I love you. I think you're amazing. Jonas Brothers, I love you as well." — Adele, who beat the Jonas Brothers, Lady Antebellum, Jazmine Sullivan and fellow Brit singer Duffy to nab best new artist. She also won a Grammy for female pop vocal performance.

"It's like the cherry on the top of a really big, beautiful cake. I'm just so happy people are honoring my father, yet he's not here and I'd rather have him." — Kelly Carlin-McCall, backstage at the Grammy Awards. She accepted the best-comedy album Grammy for her father, George Carlin.

"I was definitely really nervous up there in that banana. It was like before I had my first kiss: I didn't know what it was going to be like or if they were going to judge me." — Katy Perry, about appearing onstage in a giant, glittery banana.

"I got into a bit of hot water for what I said about Amy Winehouse and I still say it again. I'm an ex-drug addict and I don't take that kind of stuff lightly." — Natalie Cole, referring to comments she made last year about that year's big Grammy winner.