I love competition because I've always run faster when somebody was running next to me. Betty Wright More Quotes by Betty Wright More Quotes From Betty Wright You get to an age where you get tired of hiding behind whatever people think is correct. Betty Wright tired people thinking You just have to realize that no matter how delectable that meal looks, there's a chance that you might not get to eat it while it's hot. Betty Wright matter might looks My first love is my mother. She did so much for us as children as a single parent. I watched her make a dollar out of fifteen cents. I thought she was either a magician or she had God's actual phone number. She wasn't a motivational speaker; she was an inspirational speaker. Betty Wright first-love mother children One thing you can't do to a fan is change their heart about somebody. Betty Wright one-thing fans heart You gotta' sell a million records before you talk about getting paid at a major [label]. Betty Wright paid records labels I like televangelism shows. I find it entertaining sometimes to see how a young person would deliver the word versus a old person. Betty Wright shows young sometimes I respect women that have a voice and use it for a proper reason. Betty Wright women respect voice reason I don't feel like I need to tell any lies. You get to an age where you get tired of hiding behind whatever people think is correct. You just say what you have to say, and if they don't like it, it's OK. Betty Wright you tired age people I believe in legacy. And I believe in making the radio sound better. If I gotta listen to it, I want it to sound good. Betty Wright better good legacy believe I'm tired of people disturbing the peace, getting on the radio and sounding a hot mess. If I can tell what the note really is, why let them go to the note they think it is? I've got that mama vibe. I don't look at it with an ego. Betty Wright tired ego peace people Everybody needs a little light in their life, and when they need prayer, they know where to come, because they know I love them all, and I ain't judging nobody. Betty Wright light prayer love life As long as you keep yourself in love with people, you can transcend time. Betty Wright yourself you time love I only intended to be married one time. But marriages are made; they don't just happen. It takes two. Betty Wright happen only just time Compassion, not passion, keeps a marriage together. Betty Wright passion marriage compassion together Divorce can be tough when the woman is the breadwinner. But the Lord can make the dark light. Betty Wright woman tough light dark 'Pain' is more indicative of what I like to do. I'm lyric-conscious. I like to tell stories, give advice. Instead of writing a 'Dear Abby' column, I do it on records. Betty Wright like pain writing advice Hands down, Rick Ross is a genius. Hands down, Diddy is a genius. Hands down, Kanye is a genius. All of them. Betty Wright them down genius hands When I started out, even though you had your rhythm section, they were big horn sections, strings, live people laying on every part of the floor in the studio waiting for their chance to get on that one little track. Betty Wright you chance waiting people I've just learned that love is a very fleeting thing, so we - then we have it; we need to hold on to it but hold on to it in a gracious fashion. Not in the smothering but more so just a covering kind of love. Betty Wright need fashion love-is love I learned that as much as you think when you're walking down that aisle that this forever, sometimes it's just not forever. You can have the best of intentions. Betty Wright best you walking sometimes
