Celine Dion Quotes

Like everyone else in the world, I've been devastated by the loss and suffering of so many in South Asia ... As a mother, I cannot imagine the pain that they are experiencing. We can all see that it's going to take a long time for those people to rebuild their lives, and they will need our help for years to come.

When I do something, I do it all the way. I've been in show business so many years. I've achieved a lot of things.

We are comfortable in this environment. Why not make ourselves comfortable over there?.

I definitely would never go back to my 20s. The best is yet to come.

I'm not looking for career attention, for more success, more money. I'm just singing songs I chose because I love them.

You've been my inspiration, through the lies you were the truth. My world is a better place because of you.

At home, we don't listen to our music-we listen to other people's music. It keeps you attached to the show business world.

My feet are definitely more grounded than before. And I know that I'm not holding onto a dream. I'm holding onto my life.

I don't listen to my own music at home.

Don't be so familiar and so much into the details. Keep people dreaming. Close the window, and make them wonder.

Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. It's about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and brain.

There are so many different ways to say "I love you" and to talk about love in the songs.

When you're a parent, you sing better. It becomes a pure pleasure, rather than something I have to do.

You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall

Some people do drugs, I buy shoes!

The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself.

As a singer, I've had many opportunities to travel, and one thing I've learned is that through my music, I can be accepted by people all over the world. I often wonder why so many of us can't accept people who are different here, in our country? It's just not fair to be prejudiced against those whose race, religion or colour aren't the same as ours.

I've never been cool - and I don't care

For me, singing was real life, not two plus two equals four.

I'll be a Quebecker-Canadian. I'm from Quebec, and every time I go to a country, I say that. It's my roots, my origins, and it's the most important thing to me.

It's the moment you think you can't, that you can

I have shared my whole life. My private and my show business life. It helps me actually to feel my songs and to go on with my dreams.

When I hear something that comes from me that makes me fall down off my chair, it's not often.

There's something of everything in my bathroom.

Everything that I decide to do means something, otherwise I don't do them.

I want to be more successful as a mother than I am in show business.

I was not a good-lookin' girl. I was extremely skinny. I wasn't pretty. I wasn't cool.

The craziest thing I've done is cut my hair blonde and short a couple of years ago. And people reached out to me saying, 'Celine, you're one of the most stable things we have in our lives, don't do that. We want you the way you are.'

Don't make your career be your life. let it be your passion. Let it bring you pleasure. But don't let it become your identity. You are so much more valuable than that.

I started at 5 years old in the kitchen table with my family supporting me. I know where I'm from and I know exactly where I'm going.

I didn't have any of those good assets to have successful teenage years. It was hard. And what saved me was definitely my whole family. I knew where I was coming from and where I was going to.

What do you say to taking chances?

Love doesn't ask why, speaks from the heart, and never explains.

I'm in shock. Whitney was such an amazing artist. When I started my English career, I wanted to be like her. I loved her so much. My prayers go out to her daughter and to all of her family.

There's one way to do showbiz, if you want to do it perfectly, you have to be disciplined and you have to be ready to work really hard.

I don't like listening to music. I'm not a music fan.

I love beautiful things. I'm not into art so much, like paintings.

If you follow your dreams, it means you follow your heart. If you do follow your heart, I don't think you can go wrong.

I have become a housewife and there is no better job.

On her son Rene: Oh my God, when he's 20 years old what's going to happen to me? I'm gonna marry him.

I'm passionate about my fans and my shows. But my biggest reward in the success that is my life are my husband and kids.

I can't wait to do the normal things. Like just doing your own groceries. Looking for your own tomatoes. I just can't wait to get up in the morning and look awful. I'm looking forward to getting bored.

When you're home, I don't listen to my own music at home.

I often buy myself presents. Sometimes I will spend $100,000 in one day in a posh boutique.

I looked in the audience. There were no strangers. Everybody was singing and cheering and hugging. That was a beautiful picture to look at.

I only record songs that touch me in some way, ones that I can relate to.

Since I was a little child, my nose - I think it's too big.

It seems strange to say this, but it is true: Coming back to Vegas to work is like going on vacation for me.

There's always a new thing happening to me that's even more extraordinary, so pressure gets harder. But I like it when it's hard. Anyone can do it when it's easy. When it's hard and you can do it good, you're proud of yourself. There's going to be more pressure as the years go by, that's for sure. But I think I'm a hard worker and I'm ready for that. As long as I believe in what I'm doing, the pressure is okay with me.

They know my story, but I don't know theirs. That is why I keep doing it.

Before, singing was my life, my vocal chords used to lead the way. Now, I'm in-charge.

Family and friends and Rene and the pregnancy fulfilled me with so much love.

Every song will be a video. Its going to be very spectacular.

Near, far wherever you are ... you're here in my heart.

When you are surrounded by children, the child in you comes back.

I think it bothers people to see people that are happy and successful. So they try to find what's wrong with them.

You don't think of the devil who's inside.

You were my strength when I was weak; you were my voice when I couldn't speak; you were my eyes when I couldn't see; you saw the best there was in me; lifted me up when I couldn't reach, you gave me faith cuz you believed. I'm everything I am because you loved me.

I'm not in competition with anybody but myself. My goal is to beat my last performance.

Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.

I think that life has a secret, and children they hold that secret. Maybe it's not given to everybody to discover this thing.

I hope, what I hope the most is to be more successful as a mother than in show business, because to be a mother is the most difficult I will ever have to do.

Never say that your life is to be a singer. You want to sing because it's a part of your life. But if you don't succeed as a singer, it doesn't mean you don't have a life and it's over.

I have to say that when you tour the world, obviously, the jetlags and different hours and ways of living and traveling, a lot of hours in the plane, and you wake up in the morning and you're not quite sure where you are, and it is very tiring.

I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby.

I'm very comfortable in my skin.

The whispers in the morning of lovers sleeping tight are rolling like thunder now as I look in your eyes. I hold on to your body and feel each move you make, your voice is warm and tender, a love that I could not forsake.

Even though there may be times It seems I'm far away Never wonder where I am 'Cause I am always by your side.

I have records in gold, in platinum, I have two Oscars, I have Grammys and so on.

I gave life, and that is beautiful.