Quotes by Whitney Houston

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

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

“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 ...”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“I have nothing! Nothing! If I don't have you.”

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

“I broke my heart for every gain, to taste the sweet I faced the pain.”

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

“Nobody makes me do anything I don't want to do. It's my decision. So the biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy. And that's how I have to deal with it.”

“It’s an increasingly rare case for a solo artist to see exponential success from back to back decades, and Whitney Houston was certainly that exception.”