Top 33 Fantasia Barrino Quotes

I think my purpose was just to get out and sing. I love to sing. I wasn’t even in it for the – you know, the prize. I was, like, ‘Hey, man, I’m going to sing.’

I wanted people to see me, to change their minds about me.

I seemed so different from other kids; I grew up in church and felt a connection with God, and a lot of kids my age really didn’t understand that.

God didn’t give up on me. I am somebody in God’s eyes… Let me be a prime example of how I’ve been through the storm and the rain, and I made it over.

I’ve never been in a competition before, and I said I’m going to go. I think – I just love to sing.

True story – I had index cards; I would write things on them and post them on the mirror in the bathroom. And I would speak it. Because you have to speak life. You have to speak what you want. You have to watch what you say because it’s power in your tongue.

You can’t go into something good until you let go of all the bad stuff because you’ll find yourself steady bringing up all the old in a new situation.

I always say you’ve only got one life to live, and you’re not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.

When I’m out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that’s on my mind and everything I’m going through is forgotten about.

I’ve been singing in church since I was little; my grandmother is a pastor.

My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.

When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn’t focused on school – I was into the music and trying to please my dad.

It’s hard to be patient. It’s hard to sit back and actually wait and allow everything – just let it be.

I caught a lot of flak for being a young mama.

I want to do all types of music, music for all people. I want my music to be encouraging, to help people.

I want people to just to see, all you got to do is have a little faith.

It’s always good when you can bring two artists together who are totally different.

I wanted people to know that I’ve been through the rain. I’ve been broken into pieces; I had a daughter at such a young age. There were times people would say, ‘That’s it for her.’ But that didn’t happen.

I always tell people, ‘Stop coming to me and telling what people are saying about me.’ I don’t care anymore. I always get the people that come to me and say, ‘Girl, I just want to tell you… ‘ and I’m like, ‘Nope.’

Everything in life is a fight. Everybody wants this microwavable life, and it doesn’t work like that. I’m here to say, ‘See what I went through? Look at me now.’

I never started out as an R&B singer. I grew up on all types of music – jazz, rock, pop, country, folk – and I wanted to bring that to my stage.

I stopped going to church for awhile.

I want real love.

I didn’t want to be the type of mother where my child came to me, and I can’t even help her with her homework.

I love Pilates, yoga, and spinning.

People root for me in such a way that when they come to a show, the experience of not knowing what’s about to happen is a great thing.

You’ve got to make it a good example for those kids regardless of how much you mess up.

I’ve been wanting to sing for a long time. I’ve been singing all my life, and I’ve tried different record companies, but it seemed like – it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, ‘I’m gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.’

I like to play dress up, I’m in love with fashion.

I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I’m at.

‘Cause when I had my child, people tried to make me feel like life was over for me, and I started to believe that.

I’m very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I’m singing.

A lot of times, we get into relationships, and we go in, and we take our old ways. If we take that old baggage into something new, it will never work.