A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.
Patti LaBelle

All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.
Patti LaBelle

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.
Patti LaBelle

I don't feel as though I have to prove anything to anybody.
Patti LaBelle

I have to go 150 percent or nothing at all.
Patti LaBelle

I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.
Patti LaBelle

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

I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada.
Patti LaBelle

I never thought I would be singing for the world.
Patti LaBelle

I was a shy kid with a broom handle that I pretended was a microphone.
Patti LaBelle


I was very shy. I'm still shy.
Patti LaBelle

I'll perform all the way to the grave.
Patti LaBelle

I'm 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs. I'm not trying to be the Hip-Hop Queen, although I am the original Hip Hop Queen.
Patti LaBelle

I'm no different than you.
Patti LaBelle

I'm very shy in a crowd.
Patti LaBelle

I'm very spontaneous.
Patti LaBelle

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.
Patti LaBelle

People with no humor, they're outta my life.
Patti LaBelle

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.
Patti LaBelle

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