I don't think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.
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“I don't think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.”
— Anita Baker · Held
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MotivationalLife LessonsAgeSuccessLoveFriendshipWisdomBrainyBusinessCarChanceChristmasCommunicationComputersCoolDadDatingDesignDietEasterEducationEnvironmentalEqualityExperienceFaithFather's DayFinanceFitnessFoodFunnyFutureGardeningGovernmentGraduationGreatHistoryHomeImaginationIndependenceInspirationalIntelligenceJealousyLife QuotesMarriageMedicalMemorial DayMenMomMoneyMorningMother's DayMoviesMoving OnMusicNew Year'sParentingPatriotismPetPoliticsPositivePowerRelationshipRelationshipsReligionScienceSmileSocietySpaceSportsSympathyTeacherTechnologyTeenThankfulThanksgivingValentine's DayTravelVeterans DayWarWeddingWomenWorkInspirationLove QuotesGodRomanceDeathPoetryArchitectureDreamsLeadershipBirthdayOtherActionAdversityAttitudeBeautyBeliefChangeCharacterCompassionConfidenceCourageCreativityCuriosityDisciplineExcellenceFailureFamilyFearFocusForgivenessFreedomArtGoalsGratitudeGrowthHappinessHard WorkHealingHealthHopeHumilityHumorJourneyKindnessKnowledgeLetting GoLifeBestMindfulnessMindsetNatureOpportunityOvercomingPatiencePeacePerseverancePhilosophyPotentialProgressPurposeSelf ImprovementSimplicitySpiritualityStrengthTimeTrustTruthWealthGood
✦ About the Author
✦ More by Anita Baker
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I don't think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.
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I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.
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Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do.
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I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.
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I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.
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I know why we're strong. I know why we have held together; I know why we are united: it's because there's always been a growing middle class.
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America stopped making vinyl and phased out the single but Germany held out and refused. Warner's never phased out vinyl in Germany. Now America imports it!
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I don't like it if I am being held like a baby. If someone holds me normally, and I'm not being coddled, I feel much more comfortable.
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At the women's march, we held signs that said, 'Today we march, tomorrow we run.' They didn't believe us, but it's coming to pass.
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Relations between the United States and Iran can improve but will not get better so long as innocent Americans are held hostage.