People are constantly asking me if I’m pregnant, but I don’t like to talk about it too much. I just think about it as the next phase. We’ll see. – Mariah Carey
One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting. – Mariah Carey
If critics have problems with my personal life, it’s their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it’s the charts that count. – Mariah Carey
The fans never send me crazy things. They send me things that they put so much time and effort into making, and they are so amazing. – Mariah Carey
I’d rather be onstage with a pig – a duet with Jennifer Lopez and me just ain’t going to happen. – Mariah Carey
A lot of rappers don’t have to go through what I had to go through as a singer. I was always in a bubble that they put me in, but I was always punching out. It was a tough line to walk. – Mariah Carey
Being biracial is so much a part of who I am that it’s almost, ‘Let it go already.’ It’s intrinsic to me. I think a lot of my fans relate to me because they felt different. – Mariah Carey
Christmas is always the most fun. I start looking forward to Christmas before it’s even summertime. – Mariah Carey
Pregnancy was probably the best and the hardest thing I’ll ever go through. I know for a lot of women, it can be wonderful and relatively easy. – Mariah Carey
I think I have to remain eternally oblivious to age. Honestly, when you put a number on it yourself, it’s just like, Why? Why do that? – Mariah Carey
I work myself into the ground. But I think I’m a nice friend and a good person, and I try to do my work as best I can. – Mariah Carey
I love giving gifts. It’s almost like I don’t open my gifts until, like, three days after Christmas ’cause I want to give everyone else their presents. – Mariah Carey
I wrote my own anthem: it’s called ‘Mariah’s Theme.’ It’s on the ‘Rainbow’ album from ’99. Back in the day. – Mariah Carey
This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream – don’t ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me! – Mariah Carey
I always felt like the rug could be pulled out from under me at anytime. And coming from a racially mixed background, I always felt like I didn’t really fit in anywhere. – Mariah Carey
Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you. – Mariah Carey
Trust is not very easy for me at all. I want to be a trusting person, but I’ve been bruised so many times – not to sound woe-is-me about my life. – Mariah Carey
I don’t mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to. – Mariah Carey
I’ve seen other artists put out movies that went straight to DVD, and no one cared. Maybe their own fans bought the thing, and that was fine. – Mariah Carey
I’m not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things are better left unsaid. – Mariah Carey
