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“when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and you'll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you.”
― 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

“Never listen to anybody who try to discourage you.”
― 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

“Everybody out there, don't ever take anybody for granted, 'cause you never know when you might lose them and you may never get the chance to tell them how you really feel.”
― Mariah Carey

“I can still count on one hand the number of men I`ve slept with.”
― Mariah Carey

“It's in my genes. My mother was an opera singer. I'm clearly dramatic.”
― Mariah Carey

“I've been working on my craft for a long time. People never want to let go of the whole 'Glitter,'... I'm like, 'It's eight years later, people. Let's move on.”
― 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

“Protect your dreams.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“Sometimes, life can kinda be like a rollercoaster ride. It's like you're going along and everything seems cool. And it's not like you're looking down, but you're not necessarily looking up to see who's really in control. When I was little, I used to be so scared of rollercoasters, but eventually, you have to face your fears. Obviously, it's no big secret that my life has always been kinda like a rollercoaster. I've had my ups and downs and I've had moments when it felt like I was being twisted and turned, when my life seemed to be upside down and inside out and every which way. And just when I thought the scariest part was over, something even more horrifying would happen. But then, after all the hysteria, everything stopped. There was a moment of peace. I had gained a deeper kind of faith and I knew it was all part of God's bigger plan for me. So, if whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, I guess I'm strong. It's kinda like being on a rollercoaster. If you don't get on the ride, you won't experience the adventure.”
― 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

“My father taught me that words have meaning and thus, they have power.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“together and I heard it play, it was mind blowing. I couldn’t believe I was working with her and she was my friend, not to mention that she had given me my biggest gig to date. Yet I said, “I know I don’t have anything big going on yet, but I’m sorry, I have to keep these songs. These songs are the ones I wrote for me.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“being teased for being poor felt like a different kind of cruel.”
― 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

“thoughtful scrapbook for me, in which they gathered little notes of love and appreciation from other artists or celebrities they worked with or saw in their travels. Joey Lawrence (remember Joey from Blossom?), who was such a heartthrob at the time, apparently left a significantly sweet message. Well, Tommy saw the lovefest of a book, ripped it up, and burned it in the fireplace before I was able to see it—a childish act of cruelty, especially to Billy and Syd, who went through all that effort to prove to me how big I was even among the stars.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“And there is a lot of respect due to him. He was a visionary music executive who fearlessly and ferociously dragged his visions into reality. He believed in me, ruthlessly. “You’re the most talented person I’ve ever met,” he would say to me. “You can be as big as Michael Jackson.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“I was barely conscious but my standards were still awake.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“In the beginning, Tommy protected me. Even though I was breathing a bit easier, with some early breaks and a clear path to success, the traumas and insecurities of my childhood—and pressure from my brother and other people trying to take advantage of me—were still right at my back, haunting my every move. I never stopped looking over my shoulder. Tommy shielded me from all the people who thought I owed them something or who wanted to use me. That meant Tommy also protected me from my own family.”
― 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 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 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 was a wayward child With the weight of the world That I held deep inside. Life was a winding road And I learned many things Little ones shouldn’t know”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“I was into it. After all, I sincerely thought I would be with Tommy forever and that the home we would make together would be just as timeless, everlasting, and spectacular as the music we were creating—behind which, of course, I was also the creative force. And spectacular it was. We even had a ballroom. I was in my early twenties, with my own ballroom!”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“I was asked to write something for the movie Hero, starring Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis. Tommy had agreed I would submit a song for the film, to be sung by Gloria Estefan, who was on Epic Records (Sony, Tommy’s label, was the parent company). I knew that Luther Vandross was also writing a song for the soundtrack, so I would be in great company.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“was the third and youngest child, and our parents were divorced by the time I was three.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“Underneath the shine, however, I had some inkling that there was a darker energy that came with him—a price to pay for his protection. But at nineteen, I was willing to pay”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“Those people who have hurt me, over and over, whom I have escaped or walled off, are deeply significant in my story, but they are not central to my existence.”
― 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