Quotes by Anita Baker

• I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.
• Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, if you have that, but learn to love what you have.
• You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.
• I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.
• 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.
• 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.
• Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.
• We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.
• Your uniqueness is your power, embrace it fully and shine brighter than the rest.
• Life is like a piano; the white keys represent happiness and the black show sadness. But as you go through life's journey, remember that both keys are essential to creating a beautiful melody.
• Embrace the journey of becoming, for the caterpillar must endure the darkness to emerge as the butterfly.
• Life is a journey filled with detours, twists, and unexpected turns; embrace the unknown and trust in the magic of new beginnings.
• Our differences are what make us beautiful and our similarities are what make us human.
• Do not fear the storm, for it is through adversity that we learn to dance in the rain.
• True strength is not in hiding our scars, but in embracing them as battle wounds that show we have survived.
• Do not fear the unknown, for within it lies the opportunity for growth and transformation.
• Success is not about reaching the destination but thriving in the journey towards it.
• Every storm is followed by a rainbow; embrace the rain to witness the beauty of the colors that emerge.
• Embrace the chaos of life and find your own rhythm within it, for it is in the dance of unpredictability that true beauty is revealed.
• Success is like being pregnant—you either are or you aren't. There’s no half-way!