If you see me as just the princess then you misunderstand who I am and what I have been through. (Mariah Carey)
If critics have problems with my personal life, it's their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it's the charts that count. (Mariah Carey)
They can call me whatever they want, ... I never went anywhere. And my real fans have always been here for me. And, you know what It's a wonderful feeling and everything I have is because God has blessed me with this and I'll always be grateful for what I have. (Mariah Carey)
I'm not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things are better left unsaid. (Mariah Carey)
I can't wear flat shoes. My feet repel them. I was in agony. My high heels had left my feet bleeding. Laugh all you want, my feet hurt. (Mariah Carey)
One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting. (Mariah Carey)
Since her divorce I haven't had a home since I left there, but hey, I'm glad. (Mariah Carey)
A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time. (Mariah Carey)
There is a light at the end of the tunnel... hopefully its not a freight train! (Mariah Carey)
When you love someone so deeply they become your life, it's easy to succumb overwhelming fears inside. Blindly I imagined I could keep you under a glass. Now I understand to hold you I must open my hand and watch you rise. (Mariah Carey)
People are always asking, 'Is everything ok' Look, I was not depressed, ok I was just freaking exhausted. (Mariah Carey)
If they want to say 'comeback,' that's cool, but I've been making music my whole life. ... I will make music forever. (Mariah Carey)
This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me! (Mariah Carey)
I'm inconsolable at the present time, I was a very good friend of Jordan, he was probably the greatest basketball player this country has ever seen. We will never see his like again. (Mariah Carey)
I used to play poker with my sister. But I think my low-cut dress put some of the guys off. (Mariah Carey)