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I don't want to be a skinny twig.
Mariah Carey

Admitting her figure is "a little thicker" than it once was, February 2006
I loved Jordan. He was one of the greatest athletes of our time.
Mariah Carey - On the death of the King of Jordan

I don't mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to.
Mariah Carey

Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go.
Mariah Carey

Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you. We've come a long way and I feel like I'm just getting started. Because as an artist, and most importantly as a person, I am genuinely happy to finally be free to be who I am. Thank you.
Mariah Carey

Sticking it to the critics at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards
They sensationalize everything. They have papers to sell, TV shows to sell, ratings to get. They're not interested in writing, I had a normal day, that I woke up, put on a pair of sweats, walked my dog, had lunch and went home.
Mariah Carey - On the media

I always felt like the rug could be pulled out from under me at anytime. And coming from a racially mixed background, I always felt like I didn't really fit in anywhere.
Mariah Carey

I don't think anyone knows as much about what's right for me as I do.
Mariah Carey

Someone said I never paid any dues.I feel my whole life was struggling, because we were poor. We were alone, we had nothing--no security. I feel I have paid my dues. I've been paying my dues all my life.
Mariah Carey

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.
Mariah Carey

I prayed very hard for this to happen and it happened. I don't even think about what I've achieved, I haven't focused on it and I wish I had, because I really want to enjoy it, and I don't know if I am enjoying it, because I am going through my life like a bulldozer. I still haven't marveled at it.
Mariah Carey

I'm not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things are better left unsaid.
Mariah Carey

I'm really fortunate. I'm really happy, and I'm really really lucky to be where I am.
Mariah Carey

If critics have problems with my personal life, it's their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it's the charts that count.
Mariah Carey

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

In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.
Mariah Carey

It's hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don't know me.
Mariah Carey

Music is what I love and it's what I feel and it's 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 incredible felling and I am just really thankful for it.
Mariah Carey

My heart has never been broken, I've never broken anyone else's.
Mariah Carey

Never, never listen to anybody that tries to discourage you.
Mariah Carey

There is a light at the end of the tunnel... hopefully its not a freight train! .
Mariah Carey

A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time.
Mariah Carey

This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me!
Mariah Carey - Madison Square Garden 1995

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

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