Angie Stone famous quotes

'Do What You Gotta Do' is a positive, inspirational song that says no matter what it is; whether you're up against challenges or trying to get your dreams and aspirations met, you should do what whatever you have to do shy of killing yourself or someone else.
-- Angie Stone

#Dream #Song #Challenges

I give and give, even when I get nothing back - and that sets me up for disappointment.
-- Angie Stone

#Disappointment #Giving

I swear by that old expression, 'One monkey don't stop no show!' The reality is, we still have some good men out there, and we should hail those men as the kings they are.
-- Angie Stone

#Kings #Reality #Men

Music always hits me when I'm driving so I keep a recorder in my bag.
-- Angie Stone

#Bags #Driving #Recorders

I have a massage when I want to relax. I love being pampered. I love island massages when you're outside in the fresh air.
-- Angie Stone

#Islands #Air #Relax

Many artists give up after a while.
-- Angie Stone

#Giving Up #Artist #Giving

When I was younger I was taught that a winner never quits, and a quitter never wins.
-- Angie Stone

#Winning #Never Quit #Taught

What you see is what you get. What you hear is who I am.
-- Angie Stone

#Who I Am

As an artist, program directors always want to put you in a little box.
-- Angie Stone

#Artist #Directors #Want

I think people's perception of a rich girl is literal, but metaphorically I embrace it as being rich in love, spirit, joy and religion. So it's not about money.
-- Angie Stone

#Girl #Thinking #People

A lot of people don't know what I do. In the industry they take credit for work because to some degree it makes them feel worthy or greater. I am not a ghostwriter 'cause it is on the CD covers who wrote and did what but people don't care about anything they can't see. The work gets unnoticed and the credibility goes untouched.
-- Angie Stone

#Cds #People #Care

I get a special joy in knowing people feel comfortable if they see me in Wal-Mart or in a no-frills section trying to get something on a discount.
-- Angie Stone

#Knowing #People #Joy

I have a new television show in the works, and that is all I can say right now.
-- Angie Stone

#Style #Television #Shows

I feel like something magical is going to happen, and I feel like all the stars have finally lined up perfectly for Angie Stone.
-- Angie Stone

#Stars #Stones #Feels

Because I'm just a giving person spiritually, I feel that if your intentions are to use or abuse or take advantage of, then you might get what you get in the meantime, but there's still a price to pay.
-- Angie Stone

#Giving #Abuse #Might

Why do we need to wait until somebody sells 10 million records to give people a show like that? What about us smaller, hungry folk? At least gimme a curtain!
-- Angie Stone

#People #Giving #Waiting

I would never disrespect any man, woman, chick or child out there. We're all the same. What goes around comes around, and karma kicks us all in the butt in the end of the day.
-- Angie Stone

#Karma #Children #Men

The college stations have a big voice, and I would like to become more involved with them. I would like to have symposiums with the members of various college radio stations.
-- Angie Stone

#College #Voice #Radio

I was always on the go, and thought I was too busy to develop something like this. I thought at the time that diabetes went along with bad habits, but I was the last one in my family to eat junk food.
-- Angie Stone

#Junk #Lasts #Busy

Coming through the fire and through the storm of life with a strong man, my fiance Ashanti, whom I've been dating for eight months and two wonderful children beside me, I'm just so happy that I have been able to maintain my integrity and get to where I am today with the right energy around me.
-- Angie Stone

#Strong #Children #Integrity

My mom was a diabetic. Her sister was a diabetic, so I was already a candidate.
-- Angie Stone

#Mom #My Mom

My favorite thing about L.A. is the sunny breezes that mimic the mindset of the energy in the people.
-- Angie Stone

#People #Energy #Favorites Things

My daughter recently reminded me not to get so busy making a living, I forget to make a life and I'm going to take that advice.
-- Angie Stone

#Daughter #Mother #Advice

Depending on which day, and how I am feeling on that day, I have a different favorite song on the album. One day it might be 'Karma', and other days it is 'Stay For A While'
-- Angie Stone

#Karma #Song #Feelings

It is definitely somewhat a crutch of feeling that you have to please others in order to be accepted.
-- Angie Stone

#Order #Feelings #Accepted

I haven't always been the person I am today. I came into loving myself more than anything or anyone else.
-- Angie Stone

#Today #Loving Myself #Persons

I'm the type of woman you might say is too good. I'll massage a man's feet, have dinner cooked when he gets home. But once they leave, the door is closed, and the locks are changed.
-- Angie Stone

#Home #Men #Feet

I owe it to my fans to be who I am. There's nothing fake about me.
-- Angie Stone

#Who I Am #Fake #Fans

Allowing myself to love God completely has obviously shed light on my self-love because he loves me more than I could ever love myself.
-- Angie Stone

#Light #Self #God Love

It feels great to be a role model and I'm very careful with the things I do. I'm not perfect, I do make a lot of mistakes, but I try my best.
-- Angie Stone

#Mistake #Perfect #Role Models

I'm expected to do what's right; I want to leave a legacy of positivity behind.
-- Angie Stone

#Positivity #Legacy #Want