Tina Turner Quotes

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Tina Turner

Profession : Musician

Birth : November 26, 1939

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

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My legacy is that I stayed on course... from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

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I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

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This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

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Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am.

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People think my life has been tough, but I think has been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

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My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don't use special creams or treatments - I'll use a little bit of everything. It's a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the greatest beauty secret.

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I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!

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Age is no issue to me. I think 50 is the new 30 and 70 is the new 50. There are no rules that say you have to dress a certain way or be a certain way.

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I didn't worry about it because I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back.

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I'm perfectly fine now if I never went on stage again.

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I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

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I know the difference between black magic and white magic.

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I believe in prayer and in strong belief.

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In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious.

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So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart.

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I heard stories from my mother's mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers.

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I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.

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I was always attracted to science fiction movies.

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I never put a lot of praise on myself because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself - when I divorced and took control of my life.

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