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.
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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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 name is not Susan, so watch what you say. If you still need her, then be on your way.
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I love to sing, but it’s just not fun anymore.
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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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From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.
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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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I’m an old-fashioned girl. And I love gospel. I like things that lift me up, inspire me.
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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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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 have a mother that’s very strong and family that surround me and constantly tell me they love me.
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I think over the years, being a mother, I’ve matured in so many ways.
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I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.
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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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I’m the kind of person, if, if I have a day that is nerve-wracking, or my week has been bad or something’s going down, I won’t eat. Some people eat, I don’t eat. And it shows in my physical frame.
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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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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 decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.
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No one makes me do anything I don’t want to do.
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I’m a person who has life and wants to live, and always have.
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When the night falls, my lonely heart calls.
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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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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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No, I’m not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you’d get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work.
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If I fail, if I succeed, at least I live as I believe.
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Never let your heart take precedence over reason, otherwise you will have problems.
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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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