Quotes By Tina Turner

I don't like to dwell on the past.

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.

Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic.

I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me.

Movies are movies: they take you back in time, and how it still is for some.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.

My mother and father didn't love each other, so they were always fighting.

I'm perfectly fine now if I never went on stage again.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

I was always attracted to science fiction movies.

You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the god to take you to the inside of you.

For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.

My parents separated when I was younger.

So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart.

There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n' roll star.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.

In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious.

I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years.

I am attracted to myths.

I know the difference between black magic and white magic.

I'm self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream - to have class.

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.

Sometimes we need help from a god.

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!

Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am.

In the USA there is no female equivalent to god.

You wouldn't believe that I still have the bikers with the caps to the side at my door, ringing the doorbell.