Sometimes, writing songs is like waiting in for deliveries. They give you a window, and your washing machine is going to show up, whether the window is the album or something you're thinking, like, 'This thing is going to come to me.'


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I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making a real comeback with my group. ...
IKE TURNER
I don't want to be dragging myself on stage, year in year out, until someone else tells me it is...
TINA TURNER
I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.
TINA TURNER
This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.
TINA TURNER
I believe in prayer and in strong belief.
TINA TURNER
In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.
TINA TURNER
I always had long legs. When I was young, I used to think, 'Why do I look like a little pony?...
TINA TURNER
I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from ...
TINA TURNER
Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am.
TINA TURNER
I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!
TINA TURNER
But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the rig...
TINA TURNER
So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking abo...
TINA TURNER
For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.
TINA TURNER
People think my life has been tough, but I think has been a wonderful journey. The older you get, th...
TINA TURNER
There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n' roll star.
TINA TURNER
I am attracted to myths.
TINA TURNER
You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the god to take you to the inside o...
TINA TURNER
As I grew up, I learned what worked for me. That's where the short dresses came from. And you ca...
TINA TURNER
I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an accepta...
TINA TURNER
I'm self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But t...
TINA TURNER
Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic.
TINA TURNER
My legacy is that I stayed on course... from the beginning to the end, because I believed in somethi...
TINA TURNER
Age is no issue to me. I think 50 is the new 30 and 70 is the new 50. There are no rules that say yo...
TINA TURNER
I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.
TINA TURNER
Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything... ...
TINA TURNER
To me, bravery is to stand up for what you believe in.
SOPHIE TURNER
A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
LANA TURNER
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who ...
LANA TURNER
My time is now.
JOHN TURNER
Life is a series of punches. It presents a lot of challenges. It presents a lot of hardship, but the...
JOSH TURNER
Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness.
ANTHEA TURNER
I never close a door on any other religion. Most of the time, some part of it makes sense to me. I d...
TINA TURNER
On 'Game of Thrones,' all of my closest friends are 30 upwards, which is quite strange.
SOPHIE TURNER
There's a moment when you realise all your worst fears have come true. When the fat girl stuffing he...
JENNIFER TURNER
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.
GLENN TURNER
I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything ...
KATHLEEN TURNER
(Rachel) has shown great ability at a young age to work in all forms of art . . .and media. I look f...
ANN TURNER
Testing is not a cure-all. But because it is believed that migraine is triggered by an accumulation ...
ANN TURNER
Triggers vary from person to person, so there is really no point in cutting out a food unless you kn...
ANN TURNER