The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Bad publicity is better than no publicity at all
I don’t hate myself anymore. I used to hate my work, hate the sexy image, hate the pictures of me on stage, hate the big vulgar person. On stage, I act the whole time I’m there. As soon as I come out of those songs, I’m Tina again.
My biggest beauty secret is to be happy with myself. I don’t use special creams or treatments – I use a little bit of everything. It’s a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I think a lot of how you look has to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the secret of beauty.
It’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.
Satire is meant to ridicule power. If you are laughing at people who are hurting, it’s not satire, it’s bullying.
If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.
If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.
When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving, him a liar: you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
Everything sounds deep when you don’t read books.
The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.
Our modern world places such heavy demands on our time and attention that the need to remember our responsibilities to others is greater than ever.
If you only want to see dog shit, then there is dog shit.
The early bird catches the worm. The early worm gets eaten.
It is better to have clean nails than soil between the ears.
I’ve never given myself a lot of credit because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself – when I got divorced and took control of my life.
I’ve never tried that before, so I can probably do it well!
If someone offers you an amazing opportunity and you’re not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later.
You have to take the wrinkles that come. And all those who get their skin sprayed and look like wounded warriors for a long time, become very little prettier, but look so sour. The smile is actually the best face-lift, I think.
I’ve never gotten over what they call stagefright. I go through it every show. I’m pretty concerned, I’m pretty much thinking about the show. I never get completely comfortable with it, and I don’t let the people around me get comfortable with it, in that I remind them that it’s a new crowd out there, it’s a new audience, and they haven’t seen us before. So it’s got to be like the first time we go on.
You won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.
I am self-created. I always wanted to make myself a better person because I wasn’t educated. But that was my dream – to have class.
I was raised in a free and liberal home. I have never felt threatened by other cultures, other colors or other ways of thinking. In 30 years, there will be more and more colors in the minds of the people who walk around our streets. And we want to move around a lot more ourselves. It is also necessary that we open up if we are to remain strong at that time.
I’m not wise, but the beginnings of wisdom are there; it’s like relaxing into – and accepting – things.
Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn’t do anything but just jiggle.