Dionne Warwick famous quotes

Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Sadness #Feeling Sad #Tears

Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Opportunity #Years #Waiting

I refuse to allow prejudice to defeat me.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Racism #Prejudice #Defeat

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#People #Giving #Being Human

I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Pain #War #Stress

My songs are like my children. I love every single one of them.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Song #Children #My Children

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Country #Home #Brazil

Before I put on my make up, I say a little prayer for you.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Prayer #Littles #Misinterpretation

A fool will lose tomorrow reaching back for yesterday
-- Dionne Warwick

#Yesterday #Fool #Tomorrow

The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession.
-- Dionne Warwick

#People #Problem #Obsession

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Latin #Men #America

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Heart #People #Giving

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Careers #Icons #Long

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Country #Stress #Past

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Song #Artist #Cds

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Grandfather #Earth #Able

It was fashionable, youre supposed to be a married lady, so I did.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Married #Fashionable

I think it's a complete injustice, the way it's (the trial) being done
-- Dionne Warwick

#Thinking #Done #Trials

Do you know the way to San Hose?
-- Dionne Warwick

#Unanswered Questions #Way

You'll never get to heaven, if you break my heart.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Religious #Heart #Heaven

What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia. After you do, he'll never phone you.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Kissing #Pneumonia #Phones

What's it all about Alfie, is it just the moment we live?
-- Dionne Warwick

#Moments #Alfie

All the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Art #Stars #Media

If you can think it, you can do it
-- Dionne Warwick

#Thinking #You Can Do It

I've had some incredible moments in my life - thus far. I hope a lot more are coming.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Incredibles #Moments

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Encouragement #Thinking #Giving

A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Bad Relationship #Doubt #About Yourself

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.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Artist #Rights #Justice

People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.
-- Dionne Warwick

#People #Path #Entertainment

People have been so supportive of this career for so long, and they are still enjoying the music that I bring to them.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Careers #Long #People

All my friends and peers keep asking me when I'm going to rest - I just tell them it's another dirty four-letter word!
-- Dionne Warwick

#Dirty #Naughty #Peers

A case of can't do with, can't do without, that's why I married him again.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Married #Cases

My parents gave me stability and a belief in myself and in all the possibilities life has to offer. I was told the only limitations I would ever face were those I placed upon myself.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Pregnancy #Parent #Faces

My motto in life is 'If you think it, you can do it' and if we all apply that thought we can end hunger the world over.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Thinking #World #Life Is

I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Desire #Looks #Want

I am an outspoken person. I believe in what I say.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Believe #Outspoken #Persons

I often feel the need of a man to take care of me, even though I can certainly take care of myself.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Men #Needs #Care

I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I've also earned it.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Beautiful #Clothes

Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?
-- Dionne Warwick

#Boyfriend #Father #Men

There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Marriage #Nice #Bad Relationship

I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Life #Balance #Want

As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?
-- Dionne Warwick

#Song #Play #Radio

Country music is so related to gospel. It seems I could go down that road pretty easily.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Country #Music Is

My self-imposed mandate is to be the voice for the voiceless.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Voice #Self #Voiceless

Linda Georgian is a wonderful psychic. She can do amazing things.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Psychics #Wonderful #Georgians

It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Black #Entertainment #Frustrating

I'm not psychic myself.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Psychics

I try to be cognisant of when and how and what I eat and get as much rest as I possibly can, as that helps the vocal cords.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Trying #Helping #Vocal Cords

I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible.
-- Dionne Warwick

#School #Together #Dear Friend

I like Brazilians and I like their values. They believe in family.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Believe #Values

I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Song #Pleasure #Performing

I don't think there's anything I can't do. I have no regrets.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Regret #Thinking #No Regrets

I come from a singing family and as is said, 'the apple does not fall far from the tree.'
-- Dionne Warwick

#Fall #Apples #Tree

Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Dust #Doe

Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.
-- Dionne Warwick

#Men #Oil And Water #Vices