Dionne Warwick

Musician

1940-12-12

Quotes by Dionne Warwick

• Linda Georgian is a wonderful psychic. She can do amazing things.

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• During the time that my recording career seemed to be in a slump a music called disco came on the scene and literally took over radio stations as well as having radio stations created to play it which sort of negated my music as well as that of some of my peers.

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• I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live.

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• Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.

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• I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.

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• I was born into a family of gospel singers. My early ambitions were many. I was going to be a ballerina. I almost had that one come true until I tore a tendon, so I transferred from my toes to my throat and that's where the talent settled.

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• Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.

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• I try to be cognisant of when and how and what I eat and get as much rest as I possibly can, as that helps the vocal cords.

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• My self-imposed mandate is to be the voice for the voiceless.

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• Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress.

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• Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress. These women have a very tough time, so much is expected of them.

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• My motto in life is 'If you think it, you can do it' and if we all apply that thought we can end hunger the world over.

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