Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
BARRY WHITEMama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
More Barry White Quotes
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All I had was the will and the love for music. I couldn’t read music or write it. No connections, no car, no money, no bankroll, no clothes, no nothing.
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Leave me alone. I’m fine.
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I woke up when I was 14 and went to speak to my mother and scared us both to death.
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We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It’s just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it makes me smile.
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When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn’t swallow the hypocrisy.
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People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.
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When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.
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The women used the music to get their men to relate to them better: “talk to me, tell me what’s on your mind.”
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One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.
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Been making love for hours and, baby, we’re still going strong. Girl, this night is ours and I swear I feel it coming on. All I know is when we get through, I ain’t going to be able to move.
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I’m very happy with this new record. It’s dealing with different aspects of love-it’s me making a statement about people doing something with their lives. It is about caring for others.
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I’ll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
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Take it off, baby, take it all off. I want you the way you came into the world.
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I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.
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It’s ecstasy when you’re laying down next to me.
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