59 Quotes by Anita Baker

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

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

I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum.

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.

I dont think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.

I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.

Oh my goodness, they are rocking so many variations of my high-top fade. I mean, Rihanna has taken it to a very angular 21st Century thing. Miss Fantasia has it in a very seductive, you know, up-flip, and it's just lovely, right? Oh, I think it's wonderful.

I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.

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