My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.
WHITNEY HOUSTONWhen you’re feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.
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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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I’ve got a good man. He takes care of me. I don’t have to be scared of anything because I know he will kick every ass… disrespect him and you’ve got a problem.
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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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There can be miracles when you believe.
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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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Never let your heart take precedence over reason, otherwise you will have problems.
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You can fool people. You can fool anybody anytime of the day, but you can’t fool yourself. At night, when you go home, you’ve got to be straight up with you.
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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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My name is not Susan, so watch what you say. If you still need her, then be on your way.
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What’s in your soul is in your soul.
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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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I love to sing, but it’s just not fun anymore.
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Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let’s get that straight. OK? We don’t do crack. We don’t do that. Crack is whack.
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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 am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.
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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 believe that children are our future
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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 just fiercely protective. It’s like, that’s my lair and nobody messes with my lair.
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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 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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I’d rather be alone than unhappy
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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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If you say my eyes are beautiful, it’s because they are looking at you.
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When the night falls, my lonely heart calls.
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