Anita Baker Quotes

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family. - Anita Baker

They need to give people something to do around here instead of shoot at and kill one another. - Anita Baker

My kids' eyes always light up -- 'Why are these people screaming over my mother?' ... People around Detroit have made me cry, just walking up to me in the supermarket to say, 'It's good to have you back.' It's been beautiful. Just absolutely beautiful. - Anita Baker

Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, if you have that, but learn to love what you have. - Anita Baker

It's been a whirlwind. Everybody's been so supportive, especially here in the home base -- radio, press, fans, everybody. The feedback has just been tremendous. I use this phrase over and over, but it's been like a family reunion for me. - Anita Baker

I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it. - Anita Baker

If you understand a person's origins, you can understand her. I've always had to take care of myself. I couldn't just be that sweet little girl who kept her mouth shut. Had I done that, I'd be long gone by now. In this business, an African-American woman has to protect herself because precious few will. - Anita Baker

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