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“Being teased for being poor felt like a different kind of cruel.” (The Meaning of Mariah Carey Quotes)
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Children can be mean, but when ordinary meanness is combined with racism, it takes on a peculiar brutality, one very often sanctioned by (and learned from) adults. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Despite that huge accomplishment, I had yet to learn that in reality, I’d just provided the design inspiration, and put up half the money, to build my own prison. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Don’t say she takes it all for granted I’m well aware of all I have Don’t think that I am disenchanted Please understand”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“I also insisted on paying half of all the costs. I wanted it to be my house. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“I didn’t know that our dream mansion would come with an unfathomable thirty-million-dollar price tag. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“I had no idea how to handle what was going on. It was all of them against me. They had planned it. They fooled me into thinking they actually liked me.”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“I know life can be so tough And you feel like giving up But you must be strong Baby just hold on You’ll never find the answers if you throw your life away I used to feel the way you do Still I had to keep on going.”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“I performed “Emotions” at the MTV Video Music Awards and the Soul Train Music Awards. And here I was again, about to hit another stage, and somehow I had no clue that I was famous.”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“I was a fish out of water, and though I survived it, I knew that no one there really cared about me, and I certainly knew I wasn’t staying.”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“I was spending less and less time at my Chelsea apartment and began spending most nights with him. Soon, I felt pressure from Tommy to give up my place, and against my better instincts, I gave”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“I was too excited to be self-conscious—at that point in life, my ambition was stronger than my shame. Who cared if I arrived a little hungry and a little shabby? ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“In the beginning of our time together I was walking on eggshells. Then it became a bed of nails, and then a minefield. I never knew when or what would make him blow, and the anxiety was relentless. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Let it all dissipate And I tried to forget As I closed my eyes”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Most record executives just didn’t know how they would work my record. They weren’t sure it could “cross over.” But for the record, Teena Marie never cared about crossing over. And I didn’t want to cross over either. I wanted to transcend. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“My father taught me that words have meaning and thus, they have power. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“No matter how prime the real estate, how grandiose the structure, if it’s designed to monitor movement and contain the human spirit, it will serve only to diminish and demoralize those held inside”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Our relationship was always platonic and never got weird. After he heard me sing, Will believed in my talent. He took me with him to Def Jam Recordings, the hottest new hip-hop label at the time, where he was signed. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you’ll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Some of us need to be rescued, but everyone wants to be seen. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Strange how death can make people forgive those who trespassed against them and their children. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Time has shown me there is no benefit in trying to protect people who never tried to protect me. ”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
“Truly believed that I was not worthy of both happiness and success.”
Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
