Whitney Houston Quotes

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Whitney Houston

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 9, 1963

I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait.

Whitney Houston

I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.

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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.

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Loneliness comes with life.

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I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy.

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You can fool people. You can fool anybody anytime of the day, but you can't fool yourself. At night, when you go home, you've got to be straight up with you.

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

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I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair.

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

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

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I've got some good saints out there - that's right - that pray for me constantly. You've gotta have that! You do.

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What's in your soul is in your soul.

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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.

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I'm older, I'm matured... I'm looking forward to the years to come. Good years.

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I'm good where I am at this moment.

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No one makes me do anything I don't want to do.

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Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

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

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I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.

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I'm a person who has life and wants to live, and always have.

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