--- title: "2 Thing Faith Quotes By Patti LaBelle" description: "2 Thing Faith quotes by Patti LaBelle. Plus more from Patti LaBelle and more Thing Faith sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/patti-labelle-10909_courage_here-s-the-thing-about-faith-it-gives-us_542490.png" --- > [Here's the thing about faith: It gives us the strength to go on when we want to give in. It gives us the courage to get up when we want to lie down. It gives us the power to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/here-s-the-thing-about-faith-it-gives-us-the-strength-to-go-on-when/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/patti-labelle-10909_courage_here-s-the-thing-about-faith-it-gives-us_542490.png) > [It's a sweet thing, faith. With it, you can handle any circumstance, any crisis, because you know God always has your back. And when God is for you, who can be against you? Nobody. As my Aunt Hattie says, "One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/it-s-a-sweet-thing-faith-with-it-you-can-handle-any-circumstance-any/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cb/patti-labelle-10909_aunt_it-s-a-sweet-thing-faith-with-it-you-can_2628722.png) ## More by Patti LaBelle > [I was very shy. I'm still shy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/i-was-very-shy-i-m-still-shy/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [Every exit is an entrance to someplace else](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/every-exit-is-an-entrance-to-someplace-else/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [There's not much longevity in music today. It's so easy to go in, put some pretentious lyrics on, with people saying the same thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/there-s-not-much-longevity-in-music-today-it-s-so-easy-to-go-in-put/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/a-diva-is-someone-who-is-a-perfectionist-who-does-her-best-in-her/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/women-are-strong-now-women-are-dominating-the-charts-and-women-are/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [I never thought I would be singing for the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/i-never-thought-i-would-be-singing-for-the-world/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [Tell Aretha I’ll be praying for herBecause she needs Jesus!I love her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/tell-aretha-i-ll-be-praying-for-herbecause-she-needs-jesus-i-love-her/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [Many a false step is made standing still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/many-a-false-step-is-made-standing-still/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [I know how to put it on when it comes to interviews and performing because I have to. But I'm pretty laid back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/i-know-how-to-put-it-on-when-it-comes-to-interviews-and-performing/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own place and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/i-can-t-do-some-of-the-songs-that-younger-girls-like-mary-j-blige-and/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [Here's the thing about faith: It gives us the strength to go on when we want to give in. It gives us the courage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/here-s-the-thing-about-faith-it-gives-us-the-strength-to-go-on-when/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [People with no humor, they're outta my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/people-with-no-humor-they-re-outta-my-life/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [I'm 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs. I'm not trying to be the Hip-Hop Queen, although I am the original Hip Hop Queen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/i-m-60-and-i-did-60-year-old-women-songs-i-m-not-trying-to-be-the-hip/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/i-like-hip-hop-music-but-some-of-the-lyrics-make-me-want-to-cry/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/i-keep-showing-decade-after-decade-that-i-am-a-real-performer/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-faith/patti-labelle/#itemlist", "name": "2 Thing Faith Quotes By Patti LaBelle", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Here's the thing about faith: It gives us the strength to go on when we want to give in. 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