Top 39 Quotes by Patti LaBelle

So if diva means giving your best, then yes, I guess I am a diva.

I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own place and I have my own place.

I never thought I would be singing for the world.

I'll perform all the way to the grave.

I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame?

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

I decided to always sing in the back with the chorus and never went up front because I had trouble performing.

You don't have to be an angel, just be someone who can give.

I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.

So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.