I’m an old-fashioned girl. And I love gospel. I like things that lift me up, inspire me.
WHITNEY HOUSTONI almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.
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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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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 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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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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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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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 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’m older, I’m matured… I’m looking forward to the years to come. Good years.
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I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.
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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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When you’re feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.
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My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.
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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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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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I believe the children are our future
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From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.
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I broke my heart for every gain, to taste the sweet I faced the pain.
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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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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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No one makes me do anything I don’t want to do.
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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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What’s in your soul is in your soul.
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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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My mother taught me beauty really lives in places like a smile.
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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’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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