"I used to sing at funeral homes for……" — Anita Baker
"I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing."
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31 Quotes by Anita Baker
Anita Baker has 31 quotes on this site.
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You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your…
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I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more…
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Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture…
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Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, but learn to love what you have.
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I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate.…
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I'm in love, sweet love. Feel me calling out your name, I feel no shame.
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I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.
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If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and…
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I dont think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.
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If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are…
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I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.
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I need my career. That's what validates me.
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We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in…
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Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.
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Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. Not only is their work important…
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