I got kicked out of four high schools just because people took issue with the colour of my skin. As if I could help the colour I was born. — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
Because of my sickle-cell disease, I have a high tolerance for pain. — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
I got kicked out of four high schools just because people took issue with the colour of my skin. As if I could help… — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
I'm hoping that somehow with songs like 'American Gold' there will be some kind of justice, and people just stop being so close-minded to… — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I do think there's a higher power, and the way I feel about things and choose to do… — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
I feel naked without earrings. I'll pass out twice. It feels like I'm missing a body part. — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
I remember getting flowers and champagne for being one of the first black artists on MTV. That was a big deal. — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
In life, you have to learn how to heal. You never get over stuff, but you have to learn how to heal. — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
I'm not ashamed of anything I've done, because if I feel ashamed, I'm not going to do it in the first place. — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
I never thought black people would say I wasn't black enough. It didn't turn me into a bully - it just put me on… — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
