Quotes By Whitney Houston

When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are.

My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.

My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.

Nobody likes to be picked on. Nobody.

I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.

I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.

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.

I've got some good saints out there - that's right - that pray for me constantly. You've gotta have that! You do.

No one makes me do anything I don't want to do.

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 decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life.

I would stay in my room for days, for days at times, just trying to get it together, to know what my next phase was going to be.

What's in your soul is in your soul.

I have priorities. Maintaining my daughter is my first.

I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.

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.

My daughter is my greatest inspiration.

I'm a person who has life and wants to live, and always have.

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.

I'm older, I'm matured... I'm looking forward to the years to come. Good years.

I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy.

I think over the years, being a mother, I've matured in so many ways.

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.

I have a mother that's very strong and family that surround me and constantly tell me they love me.

I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.

Loneliness comes with life.

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.

I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

I love to sing, but it's just not fun anymore.