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I need my career. That's what validates me. - Anita Baker
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Most artists are notoriously insecure, and I fall into that category. - Anita Baker
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Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily. - Anita Baker
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Typically, the theme of my albums, if there is a theme, is, 'How does it feel?' And that always leads to love songs. It just does. - Anita Baker
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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. - Anita Baker
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As soon as you get off stage, that's the most dangerous time for a singer to kiss people because your vocal chords are receptive to any kind of germ. - Anita Baker
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Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do. - Anita Baker
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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. - Anita Baker
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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. - Anita Baker
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My father worked on assembly lines in Detroit while I was growing up. Every day, I watched him do what he needed to do to support the family. But he told me, 'Life is short. Do what you want to do.' - Anita Baker
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It's impossible to write and produce a record when your parents are dying. I really tried, I really, really tried, but it just wouldn't come. - Anita Baker
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I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing. - Anita Baker
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I don't think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong. - Anita Baker
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I don't even have voice mail, and people get all out of shape about that. But, you know what, I don't want to transcribe your message; I want to talk to you. And that kind of freaks people out a bit. They go, 'Oh, who has time to talk?' and I'm like, 'Well, I'm gonna make time.' - Anita Baker
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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. - Anita Baker
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Time has nothing to do with the gifts that the gods give you; it's what you do. - Anita Baker
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You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family. - Anita Baker
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If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on TV. - Anita Baker
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