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Famous Quotes By Tina Turner

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In Buddhism there are words you can say ... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious. — Tina Turner

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You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life. — Tina Turner

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You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the god to take you to the inside of you. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules. — Tina Turner

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I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way. — Tina Turner

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We're living in world, stars and dust Between heaven 'n all that surrounds us We're travellers here, spirits passing through And the love we give, is all that will endure Just like a rose after the rain Something beautiful remains Tears will leave no stains Time will ease the pain For every life that fades Something beautiful remains — Tina Turner

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I don't like to dwell on the past. — Tina Turner

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For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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Physical strength in a Woman... that's what I am — Tina Turner

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I'm pleased with my life, with the journey. — Tina Turner

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My mother and father didn't love each other, so they were always fighting. — Tina Turner

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Well, these days, if you're away five years, you might not be able to get back. — Tina Turner

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People think my life has been tough, but I think has been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it's not what happens, but how you deal with it. — Tina Turner

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I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet! — Tina Turner

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Movies are movies: they take you back in time, and how it still is for some. — Tina Turner

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My career always took me away from home, I was always away from home and I just wanted to be at home. — Tina Turner

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Oh what's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart
When a heart can be broken — Tina Turner

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I am attracted to myths. — Tina Turner

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I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me. — Tina Turner

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I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger. — Tina Turner

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I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years. — Tina Turner

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As I grew up, I learned what worked for me. That's where the short dresses came from. And you can't dance in a long dress. — Tina Turner

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In fact, my parents were church people; my father was a deacon in the church. — Tina Turner

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My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don't use special creams or treatments - I'll use a little bit of everything. It's a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the greatest beauty secret. — Tina Turner

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It's every man for himself, every woman, every child. A new breed ferocious and wild. — Tina Turner

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I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love. — Tina Turner

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On the third day in India, I realized people were not suffering as much as I thought. — Tina Turner

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But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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I was always attracted to science fiction movies. — Tina Turner

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Whenever I drink champagne I either laugh or cry ... I get so emotional! I love champagne. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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I know the difference between black magic and white magic. — Tina Turner

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After I moved with my mother to St. Louis, my older sister and I went to see Ike Turner, who was the hottest then. His music charged me. I was never attracted to him, but I wanted to sing with his band. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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As a child my grandmother used to tell us stories about the dead and the mystical. — Tina Turner

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Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic. — Tina Turner

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I didn't worry about it because I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back. — Tina Turner

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You wouldn't believe that I still have the bikers with the caps to the side at my door, ringing the doorbell. — Tina Turner

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I don't hate myself anymore. I used to hate my work, hated that sexy image, hated those pictures of me onstage, hated that big raunchy person. Onstage, I'm acting the whole time I'm there. As soon as I get out of those songs, I'm Tina again. — Tina Turner

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Ike's problem was that he was a musician that always wanted to be a star; and was a star, locally, but never internationally ... so he then changed the name to Ike and changed my name to Tina because if I ran away, Tina was his name. It was patented as you call it. — Tina Turner

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I've never bothered about my color. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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What's love got to do with it? — Tina Turner

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I don't wanna lose you
And I always wanna feel this way
Cause everytime I'm with you I feel true love, true love. — Tina Turner

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I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it. — Tina Turner

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I want to breathe in the Spiritual. — Tina Turner

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Success in America - what I find with my homeland, nothing lasts very long. Europe is different. You're right there with them until you come back. — Tina Turner

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I want to know what the difference between the essence of a man and woman is. — Tina Turner

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As long as I have people's attention, I can't stop. You can't put the public on hold, because they might not be there when you get back. I have a pathological fear of stopping. — Tina Turner

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It just feels like Erwin and me ... even at night I don't feel I have to look pretty in bed. — Tina Turner

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Sometimes we need help from a god. — Tina Turner

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Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything ... whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out. — Tina Turner

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My parents separated when I was younger. — Tina Turner

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This is what I want in heaven ... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies. — Tina Turner

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If you take care of yourself, 60 is nothing for women these days. In today's world you can be the kind of woman you want to be ... Of course, I've aged a bit in the face, but not enough to worry about it. I've common sense enough to know that if I'm nearly 70 something has to give. — Tina Turner

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They're still in good shape, but I'm not flashing them anymore. I'm an old lady. I leave all the flesh to the kids. — Tina Turner

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First of all, I'm happy that I'm healthy. — Tina Turner

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What is love but a second-hand emotion? — Tina Turner

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When my parents went off to Knoxville to work, I lived with my father's mother. She was strict - the kind who starched and ironed dresses. I had to sit more than I played. Oh, I was miserable. I liked being out with the animals. I'd come in the house with my hair pulled out, sash off the dress, dirty as heck. I was always getting spanked. — Tina Turner

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So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart. — Tina Turner

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I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money, I'll do what you want me to do. — Tina Turner

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You take everything I've made the last 16 years. I'll take my freedom. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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I always had long legs. When I was young, I used to think, 'Why do I look like a little pony?' — Tina Turner

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You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out. — Tina Turner

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In the USA there is no female equivalent to god. — Tina Turner

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I believe in prayer and in strong belief. — Tina Turner

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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. — Tina Turner

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I grew up in the south, poor - on rock, dirt roads. — Tina Turner

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My legacy is that I stayed on course ... from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me. — Tina Turner

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Age is no issue to me. I think 50 is the new 30 and 70 is the new 50. There are no rules that say you have to dress a certain way or be a certain way. — Tina Turner

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There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n' roll star. — Tina Turner

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I'm perfectly fine now if I never went on stage again. — Tina Turner

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I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you. — Tina Turner