Anger is like the blade of a butcher knife - very difficult to hold on to for long without harming yourself. Patti LaBelle More Quotes by Patti LaBelle More Quotes From 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 over and over and over. Patti LaBelle easytodaypeople A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft. Patti LaBelle perfectionistcraftsdoe I never thought I would be singing for the world. Patti LaBelle singingwould-beworld I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out. Patti LaBelle smilelaughterhappiness 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 I have my own place. Patti LaBelle mary-j-bligegirlsong So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs. Patti LaBelle shoespartyyears I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups. Patti LaBelle taughtappreciateyears 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 and God are a majority." Patti LaBelle auntfaithsweet Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners. Patti LaBelle kicking-itprisonerstrong Once I stopped dwelling on what I didn't have, on what I thought I was going to lose, and began to give freely, everything opened up for me. Everything began to flow into my life. Patti LaBelle optimismdwellinggiving Real divas give 150 percent. If they don't have the right dress, they'll go out in whatever they have. If there are no microphones, they'll still put on a show. They are people who put their heart and soul in what they do. Patti LaBelle realheartpeople All these little heifers who can't sing are called ‘divas’. Patti LaBelle littles I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada. Patti LaBelle canadaracistracism I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer. Patti LaBelle decadesperformersreal As Aunt Naomi was listing all the things she was going to do to help this person, her friend stopped her in mid-sentence. "Naomi, girl," she said, "you need to resign as general manager of the universe. You need to learn that sometimes the best way to help a person is to let them help themselves. Otherwise, they never learn how. And they are always going to make their problems your problems." Patti LaBelle auntgirlneeds When I was married, I wasn't loving myself. Now I'm in love with myself. I will get married again. Patti LaBelle loving-myselfmarried I'm so grounded, it's sad. Patti LaBelle grounded Whenever I go out, so many people who respect me ask me what to do in a certain situation. A lot of times, I didn't know the answers because sometimes I was going through the same sort of thing. But then later on, I would think of things that people told me. Patti LaBelle answerspeoplethinking I clean my house, although I have help. I'm on the floor getting spots. I can't stand a dirty house. I'm a cleaning fanatic. Patti LaBelle househelpingdirty I'm no different than you. Patti LaBelle different
