Quotes from Tina Turner

There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n' roll star.

I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way.

I don't like to dwell on the past.

I'm perfectly fine now if I never went on stage again.

Sometimes in a restaurant you'll see a lady dressed very nice, she picks up a menu or something... a little fan is always a little bit nice.

You wouldn't believe that I still have the bikers with the caps to the side at my door, ringing the doorbell.

I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money, I'll do what you want me to do.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the god to take you to the inside of you.

In the USA there is no female equivalent to god.

Sometimes we need help from a god

I'm self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream - to have class.

I believe in prayer and in strong belief.

I always had long legs. When I was young, I used to think, 'Why do I look like a little pony?'

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years.

I never put a lot of praise on myself because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself - when I divorced and took control of my life.

In fact, my parents were church people; my father was a deacon in the church.

I was always attracted to science fiction movies

I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me.

I know the difference between black magic and white magic.

In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious.

I want to breathe in the Spiritual.