The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people’s obsession. I feel watched 90% of the time, but that is something I drew with the cards that I drew. – Dionne Warwick
My parents gave me stability and a belief in myself and in all the possibilities life has to offer. I was told the only limitations I would ever face were those I placed upon myself. – Dionne Warwick
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. – Dionne Warwick
I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I’ve been given the ability to share that. – Dionne Warwick
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. – Dionne Warwick
I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me. – Dionne Warwick
We are all here to be a service to those who can’t be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human. – Dionne Warwick
Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense. – Dionne Warwick
I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible. – Dionne Warwick
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. – Dionne Warwick
I look at the careers of people I’m standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they’ve been holding me up for quite a long time. – Dionne Warwick
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. – Dionne Warwick
Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it. – Dionne Warwick
There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn’t feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself. – Dionne Warwick
I’d like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war – a cool place where everyone could live. – Dionne Warwick
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. – Dionne Warwick
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. – Dionne Warwick
