Prince was one of the best people I've met. He didn't care about the big system. I was always like, at any time, Prince could write a No. 1 song because he's that talented, but he chooses to do what he wants. I respect that. He actually helped me through a lot of situations with his knowledge. - Mariah Carey
So when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong, and you'll finally see the truth - that a hero lies in you. - Mariah Carey
The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that gets people excited to continue in this business that we all love so much. - Mariah Carey
The fans never send me crazy things. They send me things that they put so much time and effort into making, and they are so amazing. - Mariah Carey
This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me! - Mariah Carey
We have to go through certain things in order to appreciate life and learn lessons, I'm just in a really good, comfortable, happy place. - Mariah Carey
When you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and you'll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you. - Mariah Carey
You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, 'I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself.' - Mariah Carey
Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe. - Whitney Houston
From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it. - Whitney Houston
I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside. - Whitney Houston
I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe. - Whitney Houston
I feel so blessed to just have done what I had done. To be able to just use what God has given me is a blessing. You know, never mind the Grammys, never mind the records, never mind all of that. Just to be able to sing. - Whitney Houston
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
A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.
