Anita Baker

I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate. Let's not put it in the hands of someone who doesn't know me. I know me best. Then take a breath and go ahead. ↗

— Anita Baker

#life-lessons #proactive #seize-the-day #take-control-of-your-fate #life

Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history. ↗

— Anita Baker

#capture #close #come #completeness #describing

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family. ↗

— Anita Baker

#fortune #get #go #go home #home

Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily. ↗

— Anita Baker

#approval #became #felt #like #only

I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum. ↗

— Anita Baker

#complex #i #just #keep #life

I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it. ↗

— Anita Baker

#factor #fun #going #i #picking

Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, if you have that, but learn to love what you have. ↗

— Anita Baker

#down #floor #learn #long #love

I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album. ↗

— Anita Baker

#age #album #first #i #making