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.
WHITNEY HOUSTONWhen I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I’d be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life.
More Whitney Houston Quotes
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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 believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.
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If I fail, if I succeed, at least I live as I believe.
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My mother taught me beauty really lives in places like a smile.
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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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Nobody likes to be picked on. Nobody.
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I wish to you, joy and happiness. But above all this, I wish you love
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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 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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Learning to love yourself, is the greatest love all.
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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.
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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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I believe the children are our future
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I’ve always been a thin girl. I’m not going to be fat, ever. Let’s get that straight. Whitney is not going to be fat, ever. Okay?
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I’m just fiercely protective. It’s like, that’s my lair and nobody messes with my lair.
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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 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 either my best friend or my worst enemy.
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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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There can be miracles when you believe.
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I believe that children are our future
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I love to sing, but it’s just not fun anymore.
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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 broke my heart for every gain, to taste the sweet I faced the pain.
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My daughter is my greatest inspiration.
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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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