Words matter. These are the best Tina Turner Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I believe that if you’ll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.
I don’t want to be dragging myself on stage, year in year out, until someone else tells me it is time to go. There are certain birthdays that make you revalue your life.
I’ve never bothered about my color. I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love. Maybe. I don’t have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.
I always had long legs. When I was young, I used to think, ‘Why do I look like a little pony?’
Movies are movies: they take you back in time, and how it still is for some.
I know the difference between black magic and white magic.
For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.
My legacy is that I stayed on course… from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.
In fact, my parents were church people; my father was a deacon in the church.
Greatest hits is easy because one has nothing to do – except that we both, Roger and I, felt that new songs should be there because I’ve been away for awhile.
In the USA there is no female equivalent to god.
I didn’t have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.
Well, these days, if you’re away five years, you might not be able to get back.
I never put a lot of praise on myself because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself – when I divorced and took control of my life.
Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic.
I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.
I never close a door on any other religion. Most of the time, some part of it makes sense to me. I don’t believe everyone has to chant just because I chant. I believe all religion is about touching something inside of yourself.
I believe in prayer and in strong belief.
I was always attracted to science fiction movies.
My parents separated when I was younger.
Sometimes in a restaurant you’ll see a lady dressed very nice, she picks up a menu or something… a little fan is always a little bit nice.
Sometimes we need help from a god.
I’m perfectly fine now if I never went on stage again.
In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.
I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you’ve bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.
I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That’s entertainment for me.
I heard stories from my mother’s mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers.
I’m self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream – to have class.
I don’t like to dwell on the past.
I’m pleased with my life, with the journey.