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.
WHITNEY HOUSTONBeing around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.
More Whitney Houston Quotes
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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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There can be miracles when you believe.
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When the night falls, my lonely heart calls.
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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’m either my best friend or my worst enemy.
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She’s my teacher, my adviser, my greatest inspiration.
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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 almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.
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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 mother taught me beauty really lives in places like a smile.
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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’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 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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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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When you’re feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.
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