Tina Turner Quotes

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.

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.

They're still in good shape, but I'm not flashing them anymore. I'm an old lady. I leave all the flesh to the kids.

In the USA there is no female equivalent to god.

Age is no issue to me. I think 50 is the new 30 and 70 is the new 50. There are no rules that say you have to dress a certain way or be a certain way.

It's every man for himself, every woman, every child. A new breed ferocious and wild.

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

We're living in world, stars and dust Between heaven 'n all that surrounds us We're travellers here, spirits passing through And the love we give, is all that will endure Just like a rose after the rain Something beautiful remains Tears will leave no stains Time will ease the pain For every life that fades Something beautiful remains

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

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

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

What's love got to do with it?

Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything ... whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.

I don't like to dwell on the past.

My mother and father didn't love each other, so they were always fighting.

I was always attracted to science fiction movies.

I know the difference between black magic and white magic.

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

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.

In fact, my parents were church people; my father was a deacon in the church.

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

I didn't worry about it because I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back.

When my parents went off to Knoxville to work, I lived with my father's mother. She was strict - the kind who starched and ironed dresses. I had to sit more than I played. Oh, I was miserable. I liked being out with the animals. I'd come in the house with my hair pulled out, sash off the dress, dirty as heck. I was always getting spanked.

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

People think my life has been tough, but I think has been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

I've never bothered about my color. I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love. Maybe. I don't have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.

I always had long legs. When I was young, I used to think, 'Why do I look like a little pony?'

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

I want to breathe in the Spiritual.

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

Sometimes we need help from a god.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Physical strength in a Woman... that's what I am

I am attracted to myths.

Movies are movies: they take you back in time, and how it still is for some.

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.

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

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

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

I don't hate myself anymore. I used to hate my work, hated that sexy image, hated those pictures of me onstage, hated that big raunchy person. Onstage, I'm acting the whole time I'm there. As soon as I get out of those songs, I'm Tina again.

If you take care of yourself, 60 is nothing for women these days. In today's world you can be the kind of woman you want to be ... Of course, I've aged a bit in the face, but not enough to worry about it. I've common sense enough to know that if I'm nearly 70 something has to give.

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.

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.

I never put a lot of praise on myself because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself - when I divorced and took control of my life.

There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n' roll star.

I've never bothered about my color.

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

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

As I grew up, I learned what worked for me. That's where the short dresses came from. And you can't dance in a long dress.

My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don't use special creams or treatments - I'll use a little bit of everything. It's a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the greatest beauty secret.

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

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

Greatest hits is easy because one has nothing to do - except that we both, Roger and I, felt that new songs should be there because I've been away for awhile.

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

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

My parents separated when I was younger.

After I moved with my mother to St. Louis, my older sister and I went to see Ike Turner, who was the hottest then. His music charged me. I was never attracted to him, but I wanted to sing with his band.