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Anita Baker Quotes

American - Musician | January 26, 1958 -

Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history.

Happiness History Words Medical Mom

I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be the mother, daughter, sister, lover, wife. And the thing about music is, with me, that she's a harsh mistress. She does not come to me in the midst of stress.

Mother Music Daughter Stress Wife

If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are doing, you're looked upon as being difficult. Whereas, I think of it as just being an individual.

Style Think Doing You Difficult Own

My father worked on assembly lines in Detroit while I was growing up. Every day, I watched him do what he needed to do to support the family. But he told me, 'Life is short. Do what you want to do.'

Life Family Father Day Support Me

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.

Family Home You Go Leave Fortune

I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.

Family Great Sacrifice Singing Think

Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, if you have that, but learn to love what you have.

Love Beautiful Learn Long You Down

I have as many pictures of my vocal cords as I do of my children. I have a great ear, nose and throat doctor, and we look at them - if there's some redness, maybe I'll take a little time off.

Children Great Time Doctor Look Off

Time has nothing to do with the gifts that the gods give you; it's what you do.

Time You Nothing Gifts Give Gods

It's impossible to write and produce a record when your parents are dying. I really tried, I really, really tried, but it just wouldn't come.

Parents Impossible Write Dying Just

Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.

Pain Approval Only Like Applause

As soon as you get off stage, that's the most dangerous time for a singer to kiss people because your vocal chords are receptive to any kind of germ.

Time Kiss People You Dangerous Kind

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