Cissy Houston

“I trust in God, and His ways are not our ways. So we have to go with that, and there's nothing I can do about that.”

“I'm very proud of my daughter. She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here... she was a very wonderful person.”

“You can't treat your voice badly and expect it to stay around.”

“I am so grateful to God for giving me the gift of 48 years with my daughter. And I accept that He knew when it was time to take her.”

“Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.”

“My faith keeps me strong.”