I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished, everyone clapped and started crying.
WHITNEY HOUSTONGrowing around great musicians, you just can’t help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was so natural to me that when I started singing, it was almost like speaking.
More Whitney Houston Quotes
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I would stay in my room for days, for days at times, just trying to get it together, to know what my next phase was going to be.
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I feel so blessed to just have done what I had done. To be able to just use what God has given me is a blessing. You know, never mind the Grammys, never mind the records, never mind all of that. Just to be able to sing.
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I broke my heart for every gain, to taste the sweet I faced the pain.
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If I should die this very day, Don’t cry…cause on Earth We wasn’t meant to stay.
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I have priorities. Maintaining my daughter is my first.
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My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.
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Growing around great musicians, you just can’t help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was so natural to me that when I started singing, it was almost like speaking.
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My name is not Susan, so watch what you say. If you still need her, then be on your way.
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I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.
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If you say my eyes are beautiful, it’s because they are looking at you.
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When you’re feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.
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I think over the years, being a mother, I’ve matured in so many ways.
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I’m good where I am at this moment.
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Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.
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I’ve got a good man. He takes care of me. I don’t have to be scared of anything because I know he will kick every ass… disrespect him and you’ve got a problem.
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