Whitney Houston Quotes


"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."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: Work, Husband)

"Nobody likes to be picked on. Nobody."
- Whitney Houston
"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."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: Life, Mother, Loneliness)

"God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?"
- Whitney Houston
(Related: God, Voice)

"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."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: Deep)

"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."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: People, Ego, Hell, Play, Want, Wonder)

"I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: Men, Being, Man, Woman, World)

"I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: Being, Crime, Fact, Friends, Problems)

"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."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: Shadow, Succeed)

"I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me."
- Whitney Houston
"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."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: People, Now, Want)

"From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: Love, Beginning, Friends)

"I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside."
- Whitney Houston
(Related: Beauty, Children, Future)