Explore Quotes by Tina Turner

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.

After I moved with my mother to St. Louis, my older sister and I went to see Ike Turner, who was the hottest then. His music charged me. I was never attracted to him, but I wanted to sing with his band.

Sometimes in a restaurant you'll see a lady dressed very nice, she picks up a menu or something... a little fan is always a little bit nice.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

I want to know what the difference between the essence of a man and woman is.

I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me.

I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years.

I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way.

I'm perfectly fine now if I never went on stage again.

You wouldn't believe that I still have the bikers with the caps to the side at my door, ringing the doorbell.

There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n' roll star.

But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way.

Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic.

So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart.

I don't like to dwell on the past.

I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

I believe in prayer and in strong belief.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.