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Patti LaBelle
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“Once I stopped dwelling on what I didn't have, on what I thought I was going to lose, and began to give freely, everything opened up for me. Everything began to flow into my life.”
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“The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.”
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“You have to go out on a limb. Because that's where all the fruit is.”
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“Many a false step is made by standing still.”
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“Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward.”
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“Every exit is an entrance to someplace else.”
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“In matters of the heart it is always better to want something you don't have than to have something you don't want.”
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“Women who want to lead the orchestra have to turn their back on the crowd.”
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“Anger is like the blade of a butcher knife — very difficult to hold on to for long without harming yourself.”
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“When you're getting kicked in the butt, it means you're in front!”
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“The smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention.”
Patti LaBelle, U.S. singer, actor, writer, Grammy winner
(1944)
Born: Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards.