Mariah Carey Quotes

I love Mariah Carey. Remember the breakdown? I loved the breakdown. ~ Kathy Griffin

I listen to older music a lot more than new singers. I listen to whatever's on the radio, but when I want to listen to something that moves me I put on a Stevie Wonder record. ~ Mariah Carey

I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain's got its fair share, as well, but some of the greatest singers, ever, whether you're talking about Whitney [Houston] or Mariah [Carey] or Aretha Franklin, are from the legacy here. ~ Simon Cowell

I used to be able to slim down just by exercising more, but that's changed. ~ Mariah Carey

I'm so thankful that I've received The answer that heaven has sent down to me You treated me kind Sweet destiny And I'll be eternally grateful ~ Mariah Carey

I love all holiday music. My two favorites would probably be Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" and Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song." They epitomize Christmas for me. Those two recordings will never be touched. That's why I've never redone them. ~ Mariah Carey

Everyday is a holiday with me. ~ Mariah Carey

I look around and see the things I have, and I remember not having them. That is one thing that keeps me grounded. I'm definitely the same person I was ... I never lose me, I never lose the real person. ~ Mariah Carey

I'm not a singer, so I reproduce a little bit what I see on television and what I listen to on the radio. I don't have self-control, really, so I didn't want to sing like Mariah Carey. ~ Louis Garrel

I'm experimenting with my voice. Every day I do different things with it, and if I feel it's appropriate I do it on the record. ~ Mariah Carey

No stress, no fights. I'm leaving it all behind. No tears, no time to cry. Just making the most of life. ~ Mariah Carey

We've all been influenced by other people ... If Minnie Riperton never existed, would I have even thought of singing in that (upper) register? I doubt it. ~ Mariah Carey

I don't go out much. I'm also not promiscuous. If I went out with everyone the press said I did, I'd never have time to write or sing. ~ Mariah Carey

The minute I started addressing my feelings, I actually came out of very negative situations. ~ Mariah Carey

That is what is marvelous about school, she realized: when you are in school, your talents are without number, and your promise is boundless. You ace a math test: you will one day work for NASA. The choir director asks you to sing a solo at the holiday concert: you are the next Mariah Carey. You score a goal, you win a poetry contest, you act in a play. And you are everything at once: actor, astronomer, gymnast, star. But at a certain point, you begin to feel your talents dropping away, like feathers from a molting bird. Cello lessons conflict with soccer practice. There aren't enough spots on the debating team. Calculus remains elusive. Until the day you realize that you cannot think of a single thing you are wonderful at. ~ Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

I've been blessed to live my dream more than half my life, so I want help give that back to someone else. ~ Mariah Carey

I know you're shining down on me from Heaven, like so many friends we've lost along the way. And I know eventually we'll be together, one sweet day. ~ Mariah Carey

Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go. ~ Mariah Carey

It's not easy that everything you do, everybody has to come in and critique it and give their opinion. Sometimes it does help me and sometimes it hurts me as a person. That's life. I have feelings. ~ Mariah Carey

I want to collaborate with me 'cause I've done so many collaborations that after a certain point unless you're really working with a certain caliber of an artist, there's no point [to collaborate]. ~ Mariah Carey

I started writing poetry when I was six. I had this teacher who didn't believe the poems I'd bring in were mine because they were dark and sad. But I wrote about what I experienced in my childhood. ~ Mariah Carey

I really haven't paid attention to Madonna since about like 7th or 8th grade when she used to be popular ~ Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical. ~ Grimes

If you believe within your soul, just hold on tight and don't let go! You can make it, make it happen ~ Mariah Carey

I am not worthy to be on a Mariah Carey record. She's a true artist, so I just step back and watch the genius occur. ~ Nick Cannon

I have memories of Australia that I'll just never ever get over ~ Mariah Carey

We're all a little wacko sometimes, and if we think we're not, maybe we are more than we know. ~ Mariah Carey

Sipping Bailey's Cream by the stereo, trying to find relief on the radio. I'm suppressing the tears. ~ Mariah Carey

Wisdom - Each day you wake up, know that your life is like a trillion dollars, use it wisely! ~ Pete Warner

I don't think anyone knows as much about what's right for me as I do. ~ Mariah Carey

Anyone who's married to Mariah Carey - I'm pretty sure - doesn't have a great sense of humor. I mean, let's be honest: she's ridiculous. What is her game plan? ~ Chelsea Handler

Losing my mind From this hollow in my heart ~ Mariah Carey

I think certain people like to torture me because they think I've had it easier than I actually have and they think: 'Oh, she's got this, she's got that, she's always had everything perfect,' and it's sooo not true. ~ Mariah Carey

It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns
(After Brooke White of season 7 on american idol sang the song 'Hero'
by Mariah Carey) ~ Simon Cowell

Suffered from alienation,carried the weight on my own,had to be so strong,so I believed,and now I know I've succeeded,in finding the place I conceived. ~ Mariah Carey

Never listen to anybody who try to discourage you. ~ Mariah Carey

Never, never listen to anybody that try to discourage you. ~ Mariah Carey

You talk to people and they seem really nice and then you read what they write and it's very disillusioning. You have to deal with how people let you down in terms of that. Because I think I'm basically a nice person and I think I'm a real person, and a lot of people aren't. ~ Mariah Carey

I can make it through the rain,
I can stand up once again,
on my own, and I know,
that I'm strong enough to mend,
and every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith,
and I live one more day
and I make it through the rain. ~ Mariah Carey

It's kinda like being on a roller coaster. If you don't get on the ride, you won't experience the adventure. ~ Mariah Carey

I know I can be diva-ish sometimes, but I have to be in control. The nature of my life, the nature of what I do, is divadom, it really is. ~ Mariah Carey

Since having the babies, I realize that 90 percent of losing weight is my diet. ~ Mariah Carey

I think it is about individuality so I don't have a sense to tell someone they need a makeover. One example I would give is Mariah Carey. She has been the same for so long but I bet she is thinking, "If it ain't broke then don't fix it." She is dated but I love Mariah for that. ~ Michelle Visage

I have met Mariah before and she's really cool and so funny. Everyone has been given the wrong impression of her, and maybe it is her doing. But you have to remember that celebrities are always in the spotlight and are sometimes forced to conduct themselves in a different way than they normally do. That's how it is in the business. I have met artists who are real divas, but Mariah Carey is not one of them. She is a very sweet person, and what nobody sees off camera is the real person she is on the inside. ~ Janet Jackson

I never envisioned being number one for five weeks, knocking Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men off the charts. That's the scariest thing and the greatest thing that ever happened to me. ~ Sir Mix-a-Lot

I do not think I reinvent myself. Wearing my hair differently or changing my style of dress is playing dress-up. I don't take it too seriously. ~ Mariah Carey

I can still count on one hand the number of men I`ve slept with. ~ Mariah Carey

I was really into R&B and stuff like that, so I really wanted to sing like Faith Evans or Mariah Carey. But I definitely don't have the skills to sing like that. ~ Yukimi Nagano

Some people say I've got a five-octave range, which is ridiculous. That would mean I'd sing like Mariah Carey or that alien in 'The Fifth Element.' And I'm nothing like that blue alien. I've got a range of about 3 1/2 octaves. ~ Mika.

Basically, I started singing when I started talking. Music has just been my saving grace my whole life. ~ Mariah Carey

I've been working on my craft for a long time. People never want to let go of the whole 'Glitter,' ... I'm like, 'It's eight years later, people. Let's move on. ~ Mariah Carey

Everybody out there, don't ever take anybody for granted, 'cause you never know when you might lose them and you may never get the chance to tell them how you really feel. ~ Mariah Carey

I've been a big believer in musicians turned actor, going back to Sinatra winning the Oscar for 'From Here To Eternity.' David Bowie in 'Man Who Fell to Earth,' Kris Kristofferson's been great in a bunch of films. Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, I thought was great in 'Precious.' ~ Peter Berg

I just want one day off when I can go swimming and eat ice cream and look at rainbows. ~ Mariah Carey

I think one of the reasons I pushed myself so hard and worked so hard is because I never felt special. ~ Mariah Carey

It's in my genes. My mother was an opera singer. I'm clearly dramatic. ~ Mariah Carey

I am a total coffee snob and bore. If anyone makes the mistake of offering me 'a coffee' they tend to regret it - I'm worse than Mariah Carey, and the hot milk rider is completely non-negotiable. ~ Rachel Johnson

Standing alone,eager to just believe,it's good enough to be what you really are,but in your heart,uncertainty forever lies,and you'll always be,somewhere on the outside. ~ Mariah Carey

I'm stuck in 7th grade & I just keep getting let back ~ Mariah Carey

I'm far from perfect. I'm still learning. I overworked myself, and I paid the price. I consider the breakdown a breakthrough. I needed to hit rock bottom. I needed to understand the cost of pushing so hard; fighting so hard against the system.. ~ Mariah Carey

I've worked with a hundred of the biggest artists in the world, from Madonna to Mariah Carey, and Michael Jackson is just beyond. He's at a whole other level, spiritually. He's got the God spot. Everyone has it, everyone has that God spot, but it's just the way he's in tune with it. He has it. It's right there, and when he starts to sing, God has just opened it up for him. That's why he's not comfortable around people and things, because he's just such a unique - he feels blessed just to be himself. "I can't believe I'm Michael Jackson." ~ Brett Ratner

Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff. ~ Mariah Carey

Apparently I don't do stairs, I won't walk on carpet and I refuse to walk on grass. How do I do to get around, hover? ~ Mariah Carey

I always sang and I always wrote ... it's just having that ambition. You really can't let go of your dreams. ~ Mariah Carey

I can do a reddish-brown or brown lip, but not a bright red. I just don't look good in it. Over the years you learn certain things that don't look good on you, and that's one of them for me. ~ Mariah Carey

Being a mother is probably the hardest job in the world. I feel like, in a lot of ways, children come into the world to teach us. ~ Mariah Carey

People have been kind enough to compare me to Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. I think it's amazing that they even put my name in the same sentence. ~ Leona Lewis

I can't wear flat shoes. My feet repel them. I was in agony. My high heels had left my feet bleeding. Laugh all you want, my feet hurt ~ Mariah Carey

A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time. ~ Mariah Carey

So many I considered, closest to me,turned on a dime and sold me out dutifully,although that knife was chipping away at me,they turned their eyes away and went home to sleep. ~ Mariah Carey

I loved Jordan. He was one of the greatest athletes of our time. ~ Mariah Carey

The international music scene has grown so much, and America is sort of following that. ~ Mariah Carey

I am thinking of you in my sleepless solitude tonight. ~ Mariah Carey

There's an answer, if you reach into your soul, and the sorrow that you know will melt away. ~ Mariah Carey

I don't mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to. ~ Mariah Carey

Nothing that's ever happened has taken away the optimist in me. It's always, "Whatever-let's go to Disneyland." Yes, I have my bleak, tortured-artist moments, but you have to hold on to what's positive. ~ Mariah Carey

I always felt like the rug could be pulled out from under me at anytime. And coming from a racially mixed background, I always felt like I didn't really fit in anywhere. ~ Mariah Carey

In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best. ~ Mariah Carey

I think the skin revolution for women, I will call it, really all started with Mariah Carey. Madonna was pretty risqué too, but she was pretty much always known as a "bad girl." Mariah was a good girl, supposedly Christian, turning very bad, in the late 90's. So then, all the other little girls and teens and women across America thought it would be ok for them to "come out" too essentially, or flaunt whatever they had. Modesty went completely out the window for many women, starting in the late 90's. ~ Lisa Bedrick

If you believe in yourself enough and know what you want, you're gonna make it happen. ~ Mariah Carey

Something in your eyes captured my soul, and every night I see you in my dreams. You're all I know. I can't let go. ~ Mariah Carey

See, I'm looking for a man that'll rub me slow, make me sing real high when he goes down low. ~ Mariah Carey

One doesn't remain a teenager forever. ~ Mariah Carey

You don't think it' too short? Mariah Carey shows less skin. ~ Jamie McGuire

I've thought about bands or performers who appear from nowhere: You come out of the greenroom in this secure little unit, then you do this thing and you're shielded from everybody. I'm thinking of brilliant people, like Mariah Carey, who have no interaction. They interact with the audience at the time of the live thing but there's no build up and there's no afterward. ~ Sue Tompkins

As Calvin helped him to the stairs, Dex braced himself. "So on a scale of one to diva, how pissed off is Sloane at me right now?"
Calvin winced. "I'd say…. Mariah Carey pissed. ~ Charlie Cochet

If critics have problems with my personal life, it's their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it's the charts that count. ~ Mariah Carey

I think that for me personally, a lot of my choices have been to do with my own issues of not feeling safe as a child and feeling a sense of stability. ~ Mariah Carey

I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition. ~ Victoria Beckham

I prayed very hard for this to happen and it happened. I don't even think about what I've achieved, I haven't focused on it and I wish I had, because I really want to enjoy it, and I don't know if I am enjoying it, because I am going through my life like a bulldozer. I still haven't marvelled at it. ~ Mariah Carey

It's hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don't know me. ~ Mariah Carey

I'm the queen of festivities, that's all I can say. ~ Mariah Carey

The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that gets people excited to continue in this business that we all love so much. ~ Mariah Carey

I've seen other artists put out movies that went straight to DVD, and no one cared. Maybe their own fans bought the thing, and that was fine. ~ Mariah Carey

Pregnancy was probably the best and the hardest thing I'll ever go through. I know for a lot of women, it can be wonderful and relatively easy. ~ Mariah Carey

Father, thanks for reaching out and lovingly,saying that you've always been proud of me,I needed to feel that so desperately,you're always alive inside of me. ~ Mariah Carey

Stay triumphant, keep on living. Stay on your toes, get off the ropes. Don't let 'em ever count you out. ~ Mariah Carey

I work myself into the ground. ~ Mariah Carey

I'm not for the villains, I'm only for the princesses. I mean it's fun to have Jafar [Aladdin cartoon villain] or whatever; I didn't even remember their names 'cause they're not important to me. ~ Mariah Carey

I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, when they first came out, that's what I grew up singing. ~ LaToya London