My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.
WHITNEY HOUSTONI almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.
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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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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’ve got some good saints out there – that’s right – that pray for me constantly. You’ve gotta have that! You do.
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I’ve never felt like this in any other country. I feel at home, I feel wonderful.
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My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don’t fight it.
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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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In grammar school some of the girls had problems with me. My face was too light. My hair was too long. It was the black-consciousness period, and I felt really bad.
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If I fail, if I succeed, at least I live 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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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 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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I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.
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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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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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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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Nobody likes to be picked on. Nobody.
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I have a mother that’s very strong and family that surround me and constantly tell me they love me.
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What’s in your soul is in your soul.
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Judge not for your flaws, but for your Triumphs!
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Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be.
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Sometimes you’ll laugh. Sometimes you’ll cry. Life never tells us, the when’s or why’s. When you’ve got friends, to wish you well. You’ll find your point when. You will exhale.
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Learning to love yourself, is the greatest love all.
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I’d rather be alone than unhappy
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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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I’m good where I am at this moment.
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Never let your heart take precedence over reason, otherwise you will have problems.
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