67 Quotes by Tionne Watkins

Because of my sickle-cell disease, I have a high tolerance for pain.

Music is my heart.

I got kicked out of four high schools just because people took issue with the colour of my skin. As if I could help the colour I was born.

I never thought black people would say I wasn't black enough. It didn't turn me into a bully - it just put me on the defensive. I had to watch my back. It made me stronger because I learned how to deal with ignorance.

I grew up around guys and got along with them better.

I'm not homophobic; I'm just not gay.

I'm open. All of my situations have made me who I am.

I'm not ashamed of anything I've done, because if I feel ashamed, I'm not going to do it in the first place.

At the end of the day we feel the same; we all hurt.