Quotes by Whitney Houston, page 2

Whitney Houston - american musician

Also called: Whitney Elizabeth Houston.

Was born on 09 aug 1963.
Died on 11 feb 2012, at 48 years old.

Origin country: United Kingdom

I knew that whatever I wanted to do with my life, marriage wasn't going to be a part of that for a long time.

Quote by Whitney Houston about marriage, time, life

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...

Quote by Whitney Houston about husband, family

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

Quote by Whitney Houston about man, woman, being, world

I was scared to death. I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in a trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished, everyone clapped and started crying. From then on, I knew God had...

Quote by Whitney Houston about death, god, people

I was the primary mover of my career. I told my people to give me a plan and I'd follow And it worked. I traveled and smiled, and it worked.

Quote by Whitney Houston about nation, career, people

I would rather not talk about my personal life.

Quote by Whitney Houston about life

I'd have all kinds of conversations with Aretha and Wilson Pickett. I just remember being in an atmosphere of total creativity.

Quote by Whitney Houston about creativity, being

I'm eight years into this thing, man, this should be cool. You read about yourself and kinda go, Wow, that really happened to me.

Quote by Whitney Houston about things, man

I'm more relaxed now. I'm an older girl now.

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.

Quote by Whitney Houston about commerce, miracle, hell, people

I'm older, a wife, a mother. I know what I'm doing. I'm so glad I'm past the I-don't-know stage. I feel good. I feel secure.

Quote by Whitney Houston about wife, past, mother, good, good luck

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.

Quote by Whitney Houston about things, people

It was strange not to have my father there, but he lives just 10 minutes away. Besides, even if you're not together physically, the love never dies.

Quote by Whitney Houston about love

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

Quote by Whitney Houston about lie, fight, mother, truth

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.

Quote by Whitney Houston about husband, work

Nobody likes to be picked on. Nobody.

One of us has to be home when the other's away. When I'm away, Bobby's home, and when he's away, I'm home.

Quote by Whitney Houston about home

The last time I toured was just before I'd had my baby. I'd just come off The Bodyguard. It rocketed, I got pregnant, had a baby. Everything happened so fast. It was too much to take at the moment.

Quote by Whitney Houston about fasting, moment, time

There was a lot of success at a very important time in my life. I think then I was more in wonder of what was going to happen.

Quote by Whitney Houston about miracle, time, life

This ain't about publicity. I don't want to spend the rest of my life with somebody I thought was just gonna give me publicity. I've got enough of that on my own.

Quote by Whitney Houston about advertising, rest, thinking, life