Whitney Houston's Most Memorable Quotes

Words of wisdom from the late icon.

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On celebrity life: - "You wake up every day with a magnifying glass over you. Someone is always looking for something — somebody, somewhere is speaking your name every five seconds of the day, whether it's positive or negative."(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)
On race in pop music: - "I know what my color is. I was raised in a Black community with Black people, so that has never been a thing with me. Yet, I've gotten flack about being a pop success, but that doesn't mean that I'm white..... Pop music has never been all-white."(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)Whitney Houston - In October 2011, Whitney engaged in an argument with flight personnel about buckling her seatbelt. After being threatened with being booted from the plane, the "I'm Every Woman" singer refused to do it herself, but did allow someone else to strap her in, and the flight proceeded without any more incidents. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Remembering Whitney - It's been 11 years since the entertainment world lost one of its most beloved icons and treasured voices in music — Whitney Houston. BET.com looks back at the woman and legend in pictures and in her own words.

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