Grammy and Emmy Award winning singer, actress, and producer Whitney Houston was born August 9, 1963 in East Orange, New Jersey.

• “First of all, let’s get one thing straight: Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack…”




• “Being around people like Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack. . . had a great impact on me as a singer, as a performer, as a musician.”




• "When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life."




• "I know that I could really kill for my daughter. I know because I'm living for her, so I'm fierce when it comes down to it. And I feel the same about my husband and my family. I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair. "




• "I've got a good man. He takes care of me. I don't have to be scared of anything because I know he will kick every ass... disrespect him and you've got a problem."




• "No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work."




• "Contrary to belief, I do the hitting, he doesn't. He has never put his hands on me. He is not a woman-beater. We are crazy for one another. I mean crazy in love, love, love, love, love. When we're fighting, it's like that's love for us. We're fighting for our love."




• "I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me."