Cissy Houston Quotes

#1. From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin, she [Whitney Houston] inherited gifts for skillfully interpreting lyrics and endowing them with new depth and jeweled nuance.

Aberjhani

#2. We are living in a 'one morning' world; we get up one morning and many things have changed! Tomorrow morning, there will be another 'one morning!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#3. It was very important for me to touch on things that haven't changed, like schools. I'm in Cleveland, Ohio. My lady's from Ohio, and the schools are being torn down, and they turned them into high-rise condos.

Anthony Hamilton

#4. Nonviolence isn't sitting back with your arms folded.
It is first recognizing that the very person who is your oppressor is also your brother or sister. One day he or she may stop being your oppressor, but they'll never stop being your brother or sister. (Jose Maria Pires, p. 225)

Mev Puleo

#5. To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.

James Monroe

#6. I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.

Georg Brandes

#7. Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.

Cissy Houston

#8. Jessica Jones is very unique, and we are all in awe of the response from the public. It seems that everyone connected with the character, and we enjoyed shooting it.

Mike Colter

#9. Brother Horse spread five fingers in the wind. "'Thus the tree grows,'" he quoted, "'and each new branch, as a new tree. Nothing is unchanging, least of all the ways of people.

Greg Keyes

#10. My faith keeps me strong.

Cissy Houston

#11. It's so free to know that I do not have to compensate or make excuses for being treated poorly in relationships. I can simply move forward knowing I deserve better

Renae A. Sauter

#12. And it's inside myself that I must create someone who will understand.

Clarice Lispector

#13. I trust in God, and His ways are not our ways. So we have to go with that, and there's nothing I can do about that.

Cissy Houston

#14. I'm very proud of my daughter. She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here ... she was a very wonderful person.

Cissy Houston

#15. You can't treat your voice badly and expect it to stay around.

Cissy Houston

#16. I am so grateful to God for giving me the gift of 48 years with my daughter. And I accept that He knew when it was time to take her.

Cissy Houston

#17. Can you believe I have a favorite cave?

Veronica Rossi

#18. What went down well?" Mum asks, coming back to the table. "Nothing," I say. "The Titanic," Elliot says.

Zoe Sugg

#19. I think you go through different phases when you do albums, and I think that they change according to where you are in your life and what you're inspired by at the moment.

Sune Rose Wagner

#20. Thanks to many great K-pop singers, the groundwork has been laid for more Korean songs to be readily accessible to an overseas audience via channels like YouTube.

Psy

#21. I'm part fairy,' said John. There was a quiet pause, and he eyed the man. 'Is that a problem?' 'No, sir. The United States military is very accepting of that sort of thing nowadays.

Adam Rex

#22. Sometimes, all you can do ... is sing.

Cissy Houston