Whitney Houston Quotes
God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?
I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.
I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.
My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.
I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.
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.
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.
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.
I'm an old-fashioned girl. And I love gospel. I like things that lift me up, inspire me.
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.
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.
From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.
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.
My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.
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.
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.
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.
Sometimes you'll laugh. Sometimes you'll cry. Life never tells us, the when's or why's. When you've got friends, to wish you well. You'll find your point when. You will exhale.
I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.
I've got some good saints out there - that's right - that pray for me constantly. You've gotta have that! You do.
I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair.
Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.
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.
You don't have a baby based on that publicity madness. People don't live like that. Especially black people who were raised in families with morals and standards and integrity.
