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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

Topics: Capture Close Come Completeness Describing Emotions Given Happiness History Me Means Medical Motherhood Nothing Particularly Say Truly Words I Can

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I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be the mother, daughter, sister, lover, wife. And the thing about music is, with me, that she's a harsh mistress. She does not come to me in the midst of stress.

~Anita Baker

Topics: About Attempts Come Creative Daughter Does Find Harsh Lover Made Me Midst Mistress Mother Music Numerous Producer She Singer Sister Songwriter Stress Thing Way Wife

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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

Topics: Choosing Factor Fun Going Picking Stress Terms

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If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are doing, you're looked upon as being difficult. Whereas, I think of it as just being an individual.

~Anita Baker

Topics: Agenda Being Conform Difficult Doing Easily Individual Just Looked Masses Own Style Think Whereas You Your I Think

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When you're away for a long time, tastes change, fans move on. You hate to think about it, but it's an ugly fact of life.

~Anita Baker

Topics: About Away Change Fact Fans Hate Life Long Long Time Move Move On Tastes Think Time Ugly You

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I don't think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.

~Anita Baker

Topics: Back Being Black Held Makes Me Strong Think You

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

~Anita Baker

Topics: Applause Approval Became Felt Like Only Pain Temporarily

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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

Topics: Becomes Complex Just Keep Life Like Me Minimum More More People My Life Number People Small Try Use Why

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

~Anita Baker

Topics: After Age Album First Making Million Peak Ripe Say Would

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We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.

~Anita Baker

Topics: All People Believe Boy Chance Drink God Instead Instill Love Morals People Profanity Raising Respect Them Themselves Use Values Will I Believe

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 26th, 1958

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