Quotes By Dionne Warwick

Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that this isn't the case when a musician's work is played on the radio.

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

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.

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

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. These women have a very tough time, so much is expected of them.

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.

Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

It was step by step that I earned my way into the lives and hearts of people by giving them recordings that I grew to love and as I found my listening audience also grew to love.

I'm not psychic myself.

My motto in life is 'If you think it, you can do it' and if we all apply that thought we can end hunger the world over.

I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time.

I come from a singing family and as is said, 'the apple does not fall far from the tree.'

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

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.

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

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

Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense.