Dionne Warwick Quotes

Enjoy the top 62 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Dionne Warwick.

“I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.”
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“Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.”

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“I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible.”

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I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated.

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I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.

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The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession. I feel watched 90% of the time, but that is something I drew with the cards that I drew.

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I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live.

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“Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?”

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“I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I've also earned it.”

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“I don't think there's anything I can't do. I have no regrets.”

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I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.

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“My parents gave me stability and a belief in myself and in all the possibilities life has to offer. I was told the only limitations I would ever face were those I placed upon myself.”

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“My self-imposed mandate is to be the voice for the voiceless.”

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I was born into a family of gospel singers. My early ambitions were many. I was going to be a ballerina. I almost had that one come true until I tore a tendon, so I transferred from my toes to my throat and that's where the talent settled.

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Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress.

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There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.

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Country music is so related to gospel. It seems I could go down that road pretty easily.

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“Linda Georgian is a wonderful psychic. She can do amazing things.”

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“The music for me is paradise. I think it's where God lives.”

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“I'm not psychic myself.”

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The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time.

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“I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being.”

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During the time that my recording career seemed to be in a slump a music called disco came on the scene and literally took over radio stations as well as having radio stations created to play it which sort of negated my music as well as that of some of my peers.

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“I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.”

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“I am an outspoken person. I believe in what I say.”

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“I often feel the need of a man to take care of me, even though I can certainly take care of myself.”

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As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?

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“People have been so supportive of this career for so long, and they are still enjoying the music that I bring to them.”

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“Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.”

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“A case of can't do with, can't do without, that's why I married him again.”

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“All my friends and peers keep asking me when I'm going to rest - I just tell them it's another dirty four-letter word!”

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“Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.”

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“I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.”

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“I like Brazilians and I like their values. They believe in family.”

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I try to be cognisant of when and how and what I eat and get as much rest as I possibly can, as that helps the vocal cords.

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I've had some incredible moments in my life - thus far. I hope a lot more are coming.

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“It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.”

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“My songs are like my children. I love every single one of them.”

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I had said before that I'd never write an autobiography because I've been around, and there's a lot that I've seen and heard that stays with me. That's just mine. I didn't want to do a kiss-and-tell, as some of my peers have.

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“I have been blessed with some incredible compositions to record and perform and all of my songs have had the ability to grow as I and those who have supported this career of mine for these 50 years have.”

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“I have been consistent by staying true to who I am and will continue to sing the type of songs that those who have continued to support my career expect from me.”

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I refuse to allow prejudice to defeat me.

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“Tom Walls and his cohort are wolves in sheep's clothing who will besmirch the memory of some genuine historic figures by the next full moon.”

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“I am a combination of my entire family.”

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“You'll never get to heaven, if you break my heart.”