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Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.
Dionne Warwick
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My self-imposed mandate is to be the voice for the voiceless.
Dionne Warwick
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.
Dionne Warwick
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.
Dionne Warwick
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Linda Georgian is a wonderful psychic. She can do amazing things.
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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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I don't think there's anything I can't do. I have no regrets.
Dionne Warwick
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I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated.
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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I am an outspoken person. I believe in what I say.
Dionne Warwick
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You'll never get to heaven, if you break my heart.
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A fool will lose tomorrow reaching back for yesterday
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We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.
Dionne Warwick
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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 music for me is paradise. I think it's where God lives.
Dionne Warwick
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If you can think it, you can do it
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Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.
Dionne Warwick
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I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible.
Dionne Warwick
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Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?
Dionne Warwick
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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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I like Brazilians and I like their values. They believe in family.
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I refuse to allow prejudice to defeat me.
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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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. These women have a very tough time, so much is expected of them.
Dionne Warwick
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All the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas.
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I come from a singing family and as is said, 'the apple does not fall far from the tree.'
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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.
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I am a combination of my entire family.
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I don't give advice. 90% of the time nobody takes it anyway. I will give encouragement and if asked a question as to how, or why I did certain things and if I think this will help whomever is asking the question I will do this.
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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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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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.
Dionne Warwick
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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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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.
Dionne Warwick
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Country music is so related to gospel. It seems I could go down that road pretty easily.
Dionne Warwick
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What's it all about Alfie, is it just the moment we live?
Dionne Warwick
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I think it's a complete injustice, the way it's (the trial) being done
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Do you know the way to San Hose?
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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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People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.
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Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it.
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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.
Dionne Warwick
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What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia. After you do, he'll never phone you.
Dionne Warwick
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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.
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