Quotes By Patti LaBelle
All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.
Patti LaBelle
Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.
Patti LaBelle
I think the race situation is getting better as far as people respecting each other goes. I think the race situation with entertainment is not that much better.
Patti LaBelle
I decided to always sing in the back with the chorus and never went up front because I had trouble performing.
Patti LaBelle
Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.
Patti LaBelle
I'm 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs. I'm not trying to be the Hip-Hop Queen, although I am the original Hip Hop Queen.
Patti LaBelle
When I was married, I wasn't loving myself. Now I'm in love with myself. I will get married again.
Patti LaBelle
When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people.
Patti LaBelle
Whenever I go out, so many people who respect me ask me what to do in a certain situation. A lot of times, I didn't know the answers because sometimes I was going through the same sort of thing. But then later on, I would think of things that people told me.
Patti LaBelle
I know how to put it on when it comes to interviews and performing because I have to. But I'm pretty laid back.
Patti LaBelle
I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.
Patti LaBelle
I truly respect the people who are working. If they want an autograph from Patti LaBelle, they are going to get it. I have never separated myself from them. I never think you are better than the next one.
Patti LaBelle
I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.
Patti LaBelle
I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own place and I have my own place.
Patti LaBelle