47 Insightful Toni Braxton Quotes For Music Fanatics
Toni Braxton is a distinguished American actress, singer, songwriter, television personality, pianist, philanthropist and record producer. She came to limelight in early 1990s when she established herself as an R&B idol. She gained recognition as one of the best-selling artist and virtuoso. Braxton’s breakthrough moment was when she sang for the movie ‘Boomerang’. Success of this song made her release her self-named album ‘Toni Braxton’ which was very much appreciated and applauded. She followed it with her second album ‘Secrets’ which sold over 15 million copies globally making her an international icon. There was no looking back since then and the ‘Grammy’ winner continued with her journey of mega success and acclaim. Braxton has also had an equally successful career in television and has appeared in number of series including ‘Braxton Family Values’. She has also been inducted in the ‘Georgia Music Hall Of Fame’. From her profound poetry, society challenging lyrics, influential interviews, and her wise, bold viewpoints, here are the most inspiring quotes and thoughts by the multi-faceted artist. Read through the quotes and sayings by Toni Braxton and get inspired.
..And i can't get you out of my mind, God knows how hard I've tried
I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire.
I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog.
If you break your knee, you have therapy on your knee, and it's the same for your heart.
To do what you love can sometimes be stressful.
If I'm uncomfortable, you'd never know.
I love my family, I'll do anything for them.
I'd lose my mind if I heard my kid call the nanny Mommy.
I love dishes and house things so I kind of lost it a little bit on the house ware. One-thousand thread-count sheets, that's what I indulged in.
You don't want a whole bunch of yes people around you.
I am fed up with men who use sex like a sleeping pill.
I'll probably be 80 years old and still performing. Music is like fashion, it changes. But some things will always be the same.
Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That's why I do what I do.
Like Scarlett O'Hara, I won't be broke again.
I take an active role in my imaging and how I look.
I was a 10 million-plus selling artist.
I can't record in the morning because I sound like Barry White.
I know for works for me - those wonderful sad love songs.
Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I'd pick my kids any day over any of it.
Dating is different when you get older. You're not as trusting, or as eager to get back out there and expose yourself to someone.
I can live a totally normal life and do everything I want to do just as long as I take my medication. My body will give me signals if it gets weak or fatigued, so I know when I need to take a break.
I'm in love with kid's stories and animation.
I do have height envy. I'm 5'1 and my sisters are giants so I do have height envy.
My ideal kinda guy, if I was really gonna go there even though he's married, is Mark Wahlberg. To me he's a little black and white, the kinda guy who would understand if I pull my weave out.
Although becoming a singer was my plan A after first hearing Whitney Houston when I was 17, I started off with plan B by going to the teacher-training college that my dad went to. It was a slow coming of age.
In a broken marriage, it can be challenging and tough to get that work/life balance. I love performing but I also love being a mum, and I hate having to choose between them.
I had a 23 per cent blockage in my micro-arteries. At first the doctors thought I needed a heart transplant, then they said I have microvascular angina, which means I will be on medication for the rest of my life.
I've been advised not to have any more children for medical reasons, so that's it - the shop has closed, even though I would have loved a daughter.
But I don't want to be out there anymore; I don't want people asking me about my health issues, about my kids. I choose not to be a public paparazzi girl on purpose.
When you take high risks, the rewards are higher. So sometimes I'll gamble just to see what happens. If it doesn't work, I know I can't do that.
