"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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Source : "Dionne Warwick: Living for Now". Interview with Dustin Fitzharris, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 7, 2012.

Dionne Warwick

#Careers Quotes #Icons Quotes #Long Quotes

“In a country like India, the British were only able to rule the country because it had completely co-opted the elite of the country, who did their work for them.”
“A church that focuses on the external has lost its passion for souls.”
“What I am I wished to be, and what I wished to be I am.”
“While you are meditating revenge, the devil is meditating a recruit.”
“What is outside is harder to change than what is inside.”
“Donâ€™t waive your rights with your flags,”
“And because nobody's done it before, they haven't made up rules to stop anyone doing that again, yet.”
“When somebody talks about your career, most people are gonna talk about wins and losses, a World Series or pennants. But if somebody asked me how I would sum up my career, I would say I had a unbelievable, fabulous career.”

Source : "The skip’s good-bye". Interview with Mitch Albom, www.mitchalbom.com. November 10, 2013.

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