Tina Turner Quotes

The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out.

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.

Whenever I drink champagne I either laugh or cry...I get so emotional! I love champagne.

My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the god to take you to the inside of you.

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.

You take everything I've made the last 16 years. I'll take my freedom.

Oh what's love got to do, got to do with it What's love but a second hand emotion What's love got to do, got to do with it Who needs a heart When a heart can be broken

I'm self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream - to have class.

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

I want to know what the difference between the essence of a man and woman is.

I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me.

I don't want to be dragging myself on stage, year in year out, until someone else tells me it is time to go. There are certain birthdays that make you revalue your life

First of all, I'm happy that I'm healthy.

Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic.

I was a victim; I don't dwell on it.

I want to breathe in the Spiritual.

I know the difference between black magic and white magic.

I don't like to dwell on the past.

I heard stories from my mother's mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers.

As long as I have people's attention, I can't stop. You can't put the public on hold, because they might not be there when you get back. I have a pathological fear of stopping.

Sometimes in a restaurant you'll see a lady dressed very nice, she picks up a menu or something... a little fan is always a little bit nice.

Physical strength in a woman - thats what I am.

What's love got to do with it?

I don't wanna lose you And I always wanna feel this way Cause everytime I'm with you I feel true love, true love.

I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money, I'll do what you want me to do.

I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.

In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious

I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.

What is love but a second-hand emotion?

I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.

You wouldn't believe that I still have the bikers with the caps to the side at my door, ringing the doorbell.

But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way.

I'm perfectly fine now if I never went on stage again.

I was always attracted to science fiction movies

In the USA there is no female equivalent to god.

My career always took me away from home, I was always away from home and I just wanted to be at home.

I believe in prayer and in strong belief.

I grew up in the south, poor - on rock, dirt roads.

It just feels like Erwin and me... even at night I don't feel I have to look pretty in bed.

As a child my grandmother used to tell us stories about the dead and the mystical.

I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years.