I'm A Person Who Has Life And

I Don't Like It When They [media Critics] See Me As This Little Person Who Doesn't Know What To Do With Herself -- Like I Have No Idea What I Want, Like I'm Just A Puppet ... That's Demeaning To Me, Because That Ain't How It Is, And It Never Was.

I've Always Been A Thin Girl. I'm Not Going To Be Fat, Ever. Let's Get That Straight. Whitney Is Not Going To Be Fat, Ever. Okay?

My Mother Was The First Singer I Had Contact With. She Sang Constantly To Us Around The House, In Church.

My Mother Sang With Me In Her Stomach; I Sang With Bobbi Kris In My Stomach. I Believe The Child Starts To Develop Within, And Whatever You Read, Whatever You Think, Whatever You Do Affects The Child.

I Feel So Blessed To Just Have Done What I Had Done. To Be Able To Just Use What God Has Given Me Is A Blessing. You Know, Never Mind The Grammys, Never Mind The Records, Never Mind All Of That. Just To Be Able To Sing.