Dionne Warwick Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.”
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“Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.”
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“I refuse to allow prejudice to defeat me.”
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“We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.”
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“I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live.”
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“My songs are like my children. I love every single one of them.”
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“Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it.”
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“Before I put on my make up, I say a little prayer for you.”
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“A fool will lose tomorrow reaching back for yesterday”
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“The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession.”
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“Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress. These women have a very tough time, so much is expected of them.”
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“It was step by step that I earned my way into the lives and hearts of people by giving them recordings that I grew to love and as I found my listening audience also grew to love.”
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“I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time.”
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“I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.”
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“Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that this isn't the case when a musician's work is played on the radio.”
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“I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being.”
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“It was fashionable, youre supposed to be a married lady, so I did.”
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“I think it's a complete injustice, the way it's (the trial) being done”
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“You'll never get to heaven, if you break my heart.”
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“What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia. After you do, he'll never phone you.”
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“What's it all about Alfie, is it just the moment we live?”
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“All the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas.”
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“I've had some incredible moments in my life - thus far. I hope a lot more are coming.”
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“I don't give advice. 90% of the time nobody takes it anyway. I will give encouragement and if asked a question as to how, or why I did certain things and if I think this will help whomever is asking the question I will do this.”
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“A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.”
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“The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time.”
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“People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.”
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“People have been so supportive of this career for so long, and they are still enjoying the music that I bring to them.”
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