Top 39 Quotes by Patti LaBelle

I'm still standing up there tall and strong every night that I perform.

I think the race situation is getting better as far as people respecting each other goes. I think the race situation with entertainment is not that much better.

I've been shut down, run down, talked about, dogged out, but that never stopped me from the being the true me that's here and will be here.

I'm so grounded, it's sad.

All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.

I don't feel as though I have to prove anything to anybody.

I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada.

I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.

So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.