You can fight against people, and fight to the death, but ... can't control the world. — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
It's hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don't know me. — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
I'm actually a really good cook, and people don't believe this about me! — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
Some of us talk about other people and what they do and la la la. But I'm not that person. — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
I don't mind being compared to Whitney (Houston), there are people miles worse to be compared to. — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
People are always asking, 'Is everything ok?' Look, I was not depressed, ok? I was just freaking exhausted. — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
Stardom is a magical yet freakish situation at times. It's a cliche but very true that at times, you feel so alone,… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's tough because I've got to sleep 15 hours to sing the way I want to. It's not easy because my… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
People are like, 'What is your whole obsession with butterflies?' I'm like, 'I'm not obsessed. I like them. Can't anybody like something?' — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
Honestly, everybody gets talked about. Some people control their press a little more than others. Some people feed the press and move… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
We've all been influenced by other people...If Minnie Riperton never existed, would I have even thought of singing in that (upper) register?… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
My father identified as a black man. No one asked him because he was clearly black. But people always ask me. If… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
I think certain people like to torture me because they think I've had it easier than I actually have and they think:… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
I don't want a boyfriend just for the sake of it. I don't trust most people out there. There's too much at… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
Prince was one of the best people I've met. He didn't care about the big system. I was always like, at any… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
You talk to people and they seem really nice and then you read what they write and it's very disillusioning. You have… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
In any big spectacular, it's really difficult to have enough voices to cover all the vocal parts. To give the audience the… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
If two people want to get married, it's their prerogative - we hope. Everybody should be able to do what they want… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
People are constantly asking me if I'm pregnant, but I don't like to talk about it too much. I just think about… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
I don't know why, but everybody thinks that I'm short. When they see me for the first time, women are always surprised to be… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that get… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
I know I can be diva-ish sometimes, but I have to be in control. The nature of my life, the nature of what I… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
Nothing that's ever happened has taken away the optimist in me. It's always, "Whatever-let's go to Disneyland." Yes, I have my bleak, tortured-artist moments,… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
There is a light at the end of the tunnel...hopefully it's not a freight train. — Mariah Carey Copy Share
The fans never send me crazy things. They send me things that they put so much time and effort into making, and they are… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
But I think I'm a nice friend and a good person, and I try to do my work as best I can. — Mariah Carey Copy Share
Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
I think I have to remain eternally oblivious to age. Honestly, when you put a number on it yourself, it's just like, Why? Why… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
Sometimes it's tough because I've got to sleep 15 hours to sing the way I want to. It's not easy because my vocal chords… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
Honestly, everybody gets talked about. Some people control their press a little more than others. Some people feed the press and move it the… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
It's not easy that everything you do, everybody has to come in and critique it and give their opinion. Sometimes it does help me… — Mariah Carey Copy Share
