Quotes by Chaka Khan

• If I love a song, I make it mine.
• You know, it's just tough to get together and do work with somebody.
• When I was in my twenties, it felt like I was riding wild horses, and I was hoping I didn't go over a cliff.
• Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.
• Walking through this life really is walking through fire.
• To me, this degree was an acknowledgment of my work in music.
• There are a lot of people I would have liked to have collaborated with, and would still like to.
• I like to work spontaneously.
• One of the album's songs features Mary J. Blige, but I don't want to talk too much about it yet. I think you will hear the music that's been playing in my head when it comes out.
• My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt.
• In my thirties, I felt I had hold of one of the reins some of the time.
• Getting a degree, being on Sesame Street... those were like real accomplishments to me.
• Being a singer is a way for me to get to a platform to do more.
• I mean, I'm not unhappy, but there's still so much I want to do.
• Everyone in my family sang, and we would always sing these songs.
• I've always struggled so much just to appreciate myself.
• I love to sing. It's the easiest thing for me to do.
• I remember seeing the movie 'To Sir With Love' when I was a little girl.
• I think the whole reason for my life is in there somewhere.
• I'd been in a vicious cycle and circle of people and couldn't see my way out. So I picked myself up one day about 15 years ago and moved where I didn't know anyone.
• I'd like to work on putting art programs back in schools.
• But really, we also need to learn how to love one another as women. How to appreciate and respect each other.