Martha Reeves Quotes (29 Quotes)


    There are times in show business when you work so much you think you will pop your cork, and then suddenly you can't find any work.

    I still marvel at how God turns dreams into reality.


    I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.

    I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.


    You can't very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too.

    I was stranded in Disco. I went to dozens of darkened places with enough flashing lights to drive the average person mad. I felt lost in the pulse of sheer panic.

    A song has to become as much a part of you as a tailored suit.

    Most performers spend half their earnings taking care of family members.

    After years of making wrong decisions in my life, in 1977 I found out that it was all right to be square, simple, and sober.

    I worshipped Berry Gordy for the creative dreams he had made come true.

    A large family makes you accept sharing your parents.

    I have always thought music as a way out of the ordinary mundane obligations of life.

    The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.


    If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.

    Disco music in the '70s was just a call to go wild and party and dance with no thought or conscience or regard for tomorrow.

    Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.

    I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results.

    The world I was born into was one filled with music.

    Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by - and the challenges only multiply.


    Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world.


    I've got to take a back seat while I learn to drive. I'm learning as I go. I'm getting a crash course.

    God uses singers in a mighty way, and I am grateful.

    People love me everywhere. On an unofficial level, I'm an ambassador and a civil servant for Detroit. Now I'm going for the official title,

    I could've been in L.A. and forgot about all this stuff. I could sell my property, move to Las Vegas and just play the slot machines. Why should I be bothered Because I love Detroit. We have an obligation to hold onto its history.

    I've been an entertainer all of my life. I've never wanted to be a politician. I was elected, and ran only to help the people who have no one else to stand up for them. I am here to help the people.


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