Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress. Mariah Carey is known for her 5-octave singing range and has been active since 1988 to now (2021).

Check out these Amazing Mariah Carey quotes on life and success!

Here are 46 motivational Mariah Carey Quotes:

1. “Stay triumphant, keep on living. Stay on your toes, get off the ropes. Don’t let them ever count you out.” – Mariah Carey

2. “I definitely feel more complete than before. There’s a void you have when you don’t feel you’ve found the other part of who you are, so I’m in a different place now and that’s nice to experience.” – Mariah Carey

3. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel… hopefully its not a freight train!” – Mariah Carey

4. “Music has just been my saving grace my whole life.” – Mariah Carey

5. “No stress, no fights. I’m leaving it all behind. No tears, no time to cry. Just making the most of life.” – Mariah Carey

6. “Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me!” – Mariah Carey

7. “I don’t think anyone knows as much about what’s right for me as I do.” – Mariah Carey

8. “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

9. “Whatever you’re going through in your life, don’t ever give up.” – Mariah Carey

 

10. “My goal is to have a career that stands.” – Mariah Carey

11. “Don’t take anybody for granted. Cause you never know when you might lose them, and you may never get the chance to tell them how you really feel.” – Mariah Carey

12. “It’s kind of like being on a roller coaster. If you don’t get on the ride, you won’t experience the adventure.” – Mariah Carey

13. “My fans have made all my career moments special for me. They are the ones that have gotten me through every single thing – good times and bad, they are who I go to and lean on. I am very thankful for that. ” – Mariah Carey

14. “I think the greatest gift to me is that I can express myself in songs. It helps me get through some of the hardest times of my life. It also helps me celebrate some of the best times.” – Mariah Carey

15. “This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream – don’t ever give up!” – Mariah Carey

16. “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

17. “Cause there’s a light in me that shines brightly. They can try, but they can’t take that away from me.” – Mariah Carey

18. “In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.” – Mariah Carey

19. “If you believe in yourself enough and know what you want, you’re gonna make it happen.” – Mariah Carey

 

20. “I do not think I reinvent myself. Wearing my hair differently or changing my style of dress is playing dress-up. I don’t take it too seriously.” – Mariah Carey

21. “Time is irrelevant to me. I never wear a watch.” – Mariah Carey

22. “I’m actually very loyal, to my detriment.” – Mariah Carey

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24. “We have to go through certain things in order to appreciate life and learn lessons. I’m just in a really good, comfortable, happy place.” – Mariah Carey

25. “It’s in my genes. My mother was an opera singer. I’m clearly dramatic.” – Mariah Carey

26. “When you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and you’ll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you.” – Mariah Carey

27. “Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go.” – Mariah Carey

28. “Especially since I started studying acting, I feel like I’m always super-aware of my emotions and my feelings and what’s going on with me at every moment. I definitely think I wasn’t very present prior to that.” – Mariah Carey

29. “I started singing when I started talking.” – Mariah Carey

 

30. “I try not to be a jerk. I really do. I try to be nice and cordial.” – Mariah Carey

31. “I’m very hard on myself and I have too many issues.” – Mariah Carey

32. “The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that gets people excited to continue in this business that we all love so much.” – Mariah Carey

33. “I’ve seen the real extreme diva behavior and I don’t think that’s who I am.” – Mariah Carey

34. “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

35. “I never thought that I would have love again, but it’s amazing how the universe brings love to you.” – Mariah Carey

36. “You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, ‘I’m proud of what I am and who I am, and I’m just going to be myself.'” – Mariah Carey

37. “If you see me as just the princess then you misunderstand who I am and what I have been through.” – Mariah Carey

38. “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

 

39. “It’s hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don’t know me.” – Mariah Carey

40. “I’ve been blessed to live my dream more than half my life, so I want help give that back to someone else.” – Mariah Carey

41. “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

42. “Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumors, 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

43. “Never listen to anybody who try to discourage you.” – Mariah Carey

44. “I do all of my own stunts in videos. The Jet Ski scenes, the fight scenes, all of them!” – Mariah Carey

45. “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

46. “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

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