I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants. Whitney Houston More Quotes by Whitney Houston More Quotes From Whitney Houston Never let your heart take precedence over reason, otherwise you will have problems. Whitney Houston problemreasonheart I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy. Whitney Houston worst-enemymy-best-friendfriendship I'm good where I am at this moment. Whitney Houston moments I know that I could really kill for my daughter. I know because I'm living for her, so I'm fierce when it comes down to it. And I feel the same about my husband and my family. I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair. Whitney Houston fiercedaughterhusband My mother sang with me in her stomach; I sang with Bobbi Kris in my stomach. I believe the child starts to develop within, and whatever you read, whatever you think, whatever you do affects the child. Whitney Houston motherbelievechildren I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished, everyone clapped and started crying. Whitney Houston crychurchpeople I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait. Whitney Houston teachingteacherchildren Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be. Whitney Houston laughterhappinesschildren I believe the children are our future Whitney Houston our-futurebelievechildren I'm proud of being a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister, and a lover and a friend We're all God's children. Whitney Houston daughtermotherchildren I'm not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn't do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don't have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on. Whitney Houston crazyplaypeople I'm an old-fashioned girl. And I love gospel. I like things that lift me up, inspire me. Whitney Houston old-fashionedgirlinspire I've read about myself and my husband and my family, to the point where they've called my parents, they've called my brothers, offering money to tell stories. They call friends of mine. I'd just like for them to just ... don't badger us. Don't scrutinize us. We have children and they have to live, too. It's not fair. Whitney Houston husbandbrotherchildren You get that love from the people. It lets me know that all the madness I go through, all the stuff that the business has to offer with all its madness; it makes it worthwhile. Whitney Houston madnessstuffpeople I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing. Now, I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them. Whitney Houston donewantpeople I don't like it when they [media critics] see me as this little person who doesn't know what to do with herself -- like I have no idea what I want, like I'm just a puppet ... That's demeaning to me, because that ain't how it is, and it never was. Whitney Houston puppetsmediaideas Growing around great musicians, you just can't help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was so natural to me that when I started singing, it was almost like speaking. Whitney Houston growingmusiciansinging My name is not Susan, so watch what you say. If you still need her, then be on your way. Whitney Houston namesrelationshipwatches She's my teacher, my adviser, my greatest inspiration. Whitney Houston daughtermomteacher Sometimes you'll laugh. Sometimes you'll cry. Life never tells us, the when's or why's. When you've got friends, to wish you well. You'll find your point when. You will exhale. Whitney Houston wishsometimeslaughing
