Quotes by Mariah Carey

“Never, never listen to anybody that tries to discourage you...”

“Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go.”

“If critics have problems with my personal life, its their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that its the charts that count.”

“I dont think anyone knows as much about whats right for me as I do.”

“When you love someone so deeply they become your life, its easy to succumb overwhelming fears inside. Blindly I imagined I could keep you under a glass. Now I understand to hold you I must open my hand and watch you rise.”

“In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.”

“If you see me as just the princess then you misunderstand who I am and what I have been through.”

“This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - dont ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me!”

“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.”

“Music is what I love and its what I feel and its in me and to know that I can do something that I enjoy and hopefully bring some enjoyment to other people through what I do is an incrediable felling and I am just really thankfull for it.”

when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and youll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you.

Its in my genes. My mother was an opera singer. Im clearly dramatic.

Ive been working on my craft for a long time. People never want to let go of the whole Glitter,... Im like, Its eight years later, people. Lets move on.

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

Prince was one of the best people Ive met. He didnt care about the big system. I was always like, at any time, Prince could write a No. 1 song because hes that talented, but he chooses to do what he wants. I respect that. He actually helped me through a lot of situations with his knowledge.

I love giving gifts. Its almost like I dont open my gifts until, like, three days after Christmas cause I want to give everyone else their presents.

Christmas is always the most fun. I start looking forward to Christmas before its even summertime.

You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, Im proud of what I am and who I am, and Im just going to be myself.

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

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