Anita Baker Quotes (13 Quotes)


    We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.

    I can't go anywhere until I finish this Christmas album, ... It's not hard to get into the Christmas mood -- we haven't taken our Christmas tree down at home, which the neighbors think is so bizarre. And it is. But this is a jazz Christmas album, so I don't have to be too traditional or mind too many rules. That's what's pulling me along.

    Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, if you have that, but learn to love what you have.

    I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.

    Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history.


    They need to give people something to do around here instead of shoot at and kill one another.

    Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.

    At home I'm relaxed. I may be in the yard talking to neighbors, or riding my bike, or fishing, making up the bed-and things just come to me. I'll hum a melody, and if it feels real good, I'll play it on the piano and put it on tape, and then develop it later. The music speaks words to me.

    I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.

    I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum.

    If you understand a person's origins, you can understand her. I've always had to take care of myself. I couldn't just be that sweet little girl who kept her mouth shut. Had I done that, I'd be long gone by now. In this business, an African-American woman has to protect herself because precious few will.

    My kids' eyes always light up -- 'Why are these people screaming over my mother' ... People around Detroit have made me cry, just walking up to me in the supermarket to say, 'It's good to have you back.' It's been beautiful. Just absolutely beautiful.

    You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.


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