I’m just fiercely protective. It’s like, that’s my lair and nobody messes with my lair.
WHITNEY HOUSTONMy mother taught me beauty really lives in places like a smile.
More Whitney Houston Quotes
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When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That’s what I wanted to do.
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I think over the years, being a mother, I’ve matured in so many ways.
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I like being a woman, even in a man’s world. After all, men can’t wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.
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Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be.
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I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.
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My daughter is my greatest inspiration.
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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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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’m proud of being a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister, and a lover and a friend We’re all God’s children.
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I love to sing, but it’s just not fun anymore.
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If you say my eyes are beautiful, it’s because they are looking at you.
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I believe the children are our future
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I’m not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn’t do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don’t have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on.
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I have priorities. Maintaining my daughter is my first.
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You get that love from the people. It lets me know that all the madness I go through, all the stuff that the business has to offer with all its madness; it makes it worthwhile.
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When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I’d be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life.
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Never let your heart take precedence over reason, otherwise you will have problems.
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I finally faced the fact that it isn’t a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.
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When the night falls, my lonely heart calls.
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I’ve turned down a lot of arena dates because I’ve done the big-arena thing. Now, I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them.
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I’m an old-fashioned girl. And I love gospel. I like things that lift me up, inspire me.
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Nobody makes me do anything I don’t want to do. It’s my decision. So the biggest devil is me. I’m either my best friend or my worst enemy.
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Learning to love yourself, is the greatest love all.
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God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?
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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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I’m older, I’m matured… I’m looking forward to the years to come. Good years.
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