Dionne Warwick Quotes

Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.

My self-imposed mandate is to be the voice for the voiceless.

Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.

A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.

Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.

It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.

Linda Georgian is a wonderful psychic. She can do amazing things.

I don't think there's anything I can't do. I have no regrets.

I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated.

I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live.

You'll never get to heaven, if you break my heart.

I am an outspoken person. I believe in what I say.

The music for me is paradise. I think it's where God lives.

I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.

We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.

If you can think it, you can do it

A fool will lose tomorrow reaching back for yesterday

Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?

Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.

I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible.

My parents gave me stability and a belief in myself and in all the possibilities life has to offer. I was told the only limitations I would ever face were those I placed upon myself.

I like Brazilians and I like their values. They believe in family.

A case of can't do with, can't do without, that's why I married him again.

I refuse to allow prejudice to defeat me.

I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.

The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession.

All the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas.

I come from a singing family and as is said, 'the apple does not fall far from the tree.'

I am a combination of my entire family.

People have been so supportive of this career for so long, and they are still enjoying the music that I bring to them.

Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it.

Do you know the way to San Hose?

It was step by step that I earned my way into the lives and hearts of people by giving them recordings that I grew to love and as I found my listening audience also grew to love.

People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.

What's it all about Alfie, is it just the moment we live?

I think it's a complete injustice, the way it's (the trial) being done

It was fashionable, youre supposed to be a married lady, so I did.

I often feel the need of a man to take care of me, even though I can certainly take care of myself.

Country music is so related to gospel. It seems I could go down that road pretty easily.

Tom Walls and his cohort are wolves in sheep's clothing who will besmirch the memory of some genuine historic figures by the next full moon.

I'm not psychic myself.

I try to be cognisant of when and how and what I eat and get as much rest as I possibly can, as that helps the vocal cords.

I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.

I've had some incredible moments in my life - thus far. I hope a lot more are coming.

I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I've also earned it.

What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia. After you do, he'll never phone you.

My songs are like my children. I love every single one of them.

As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?

My motto in life is 'If you think it, you can do it' and if we all apply that thought we can end hunger the world over.

Before I put on my make up, I say a little prayer for you.