Dionne Warwick
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Biography
Marie Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress, and television host. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Warwick started her career as a teenager in the vocal group the Gospelaires before starting her solo career in 1962, with composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David on a series of hit singles under the Scepter Records label, including "Don't Make Me Over", "Anyone Who Had a Heart", "Walk on By", "Alfie", "I Say a Little Prayer" and the Grammy-winning "Do You Know the Way to San Jose".
"Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it."
"We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human."
"Linda Georgian is a wonderful psychic. She can do amazing things."
"I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live."
"Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?"
"Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense."
"Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness."
"I've had some incredible moments in my life - thus far. I hope a lot more are coming."
"There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself."
"Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense."
"There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself."
"Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness."
"Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment."