Quotes by Tina Turner

About Tina Turner:

Anna Mae Bullock is a singer, dancer, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Born and raised in the Southeastern United States, she is now a Swiss citizen.
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Success in America - what I find with my homeland, nothing lasts very long. Europe is different. You're right there with them until you come back.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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I was always attracted to science fiction movies.

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

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

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

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I know the difference between black magic and white magic.

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I believe in prayer and in strong belief.

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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.

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

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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.

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So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could ...

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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.

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

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I don't like to dwell on the past.

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I am attracted to myths.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameTina Turner
  • Descriptionsinger, dancer, actress, and author
  • AliasesAnna Mae Bullock
  • BornNovember 26, 1939
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Actor; Dancer; Musician; Writer; Choreographer; Autobiographer