Whitney Houston Quotes (24 Quotes)

I'm not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn't do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don't have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on.

From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.

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

I Am a Bird Now.

God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?

If she was a friend of mine and she ever asked me for advice -- which is hard to imagine -- I'd say, 'Dump the husband'

Nobody likes to be picked on. Nobody.

I don't like it when they media critics see me as this little person who doesn't know what to do with herself -- like I have no idea what I want, like I'm just a puppet . . . . That's demeaning to me, because that ain't how it is, and it never was.

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

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've got a good man. He takes care of me. I don't have to be scared of anything because I know he will kick every ass... disrespect him and you've got a problem.

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

I know that I could really kill for my daughter. I know because I'm living for her, so I'm fierce when it comes down to it. And I feel the same about my husband and my family. I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair.

Contrary to belief, I do the hitting, he doesn't. He has never put his hands on me. He is not a woman-beater. We are crazy for one another. I mean crazy in love, love, love, love, love. When we're fighting, it's like that's love for us. We're fighting for our love.

I've read about myself and my husband and my family, to the point where they've called my parents, they've called my brothers, offering money to tell stories. They call friends of mine. I'd just like for them to just ... don't badger us. Don't scrutinize us. We have children and they have to live, too. It's not fair.

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.

Growing around great musicians, you just can't help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was so natural to me that when I started singing, it was almost like speaking.

Being around people like Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack. . . had a great impact on me as a singer, as a performer, as a musician.

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

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.

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.