“I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry.” WantCryHip HopHipsHopsHip Hop Music Author:Patti LaBelle
“I truly respect the people who are working. If they want an autograph from Patti LaBelle, they are going to get it. I have never separated myself from them. I never think you are better than the next one.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantNextAutographsThe Next One Author:Patti LaBelle
“In matters of the heart it is always better to want something you don't have than to have something you don't want.” WantHeartMatterWant SomethingMatters Of The Heart Author:Patti LaBelle
“I've never been with a woman, so I guess I'm straight, OK? But I'm straight enough to know the difference between right and wrong. I am straight enough to know that if you want to marry whoever you want to marry, you should be able to marry whoever you want to marry” IfsKnowsWantShouldEnoughAbleDifferencesGayGay Marriage Author:Patti LaBelle
“Here's the thing about faith: It gives us the strength to go on when we want to give in. It gives us the courage to get up when we want to lie down. It gives us the power to make a way out of no way when there ain't no way. Just as love can't make you strong until love has made you weak, well, faith can't lift you up until life has knocked you down. With faith or without it, we can't stop the waves. But with it, we don't need to. Because with it we can ride the surf.” WayWantNeedsGivingWellsMadeLyingFaithStrongGoes OnWeakWaveGet UpLiftsSurfLift You Up Author:Patti LaBelle
“I want to be remembered as a woman who was fair and always gave 150 percent, no matter what I did.” WantMatterPercentFairsNo Matter WhatRemembered Author:Patti LaBelle
“So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.” IfsWantYearsPartyShoesBootsDiamondCrabs Author:Patti LaBelle
“Peace of mind just can't be bought. Trust me: Even if your conscience doesn't stop you from playing dirty to get what you want, once you get it, it will keep you from enjoying it. As my mother used to say, "A good conscience is God's eye." Which is why I always prefer a loss to an underhanded gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.” IfsWantMindMomentsEyePainUsedMotherEnjoyLossConscienceGainsWhat You WantAll TimeDirtyPeace Of MindTrust Me Author:Patti LaBelle