"I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum"

This quote by Anita Baker speaks with the importance of having a small circle of close friends and also household. Baker is stressing the relevance of not enabling individuals to benefit from her, as well as by having a small number of individuals in her life, she has the ability to keep control and also maintain her partnerships simple. Baker is also suggesting that the more people she has in her life, the more complex it comes to be, and she is trying to prevent this complexity by maintaining her relationships to a minimum. This quote talks with the suggestion that it is very important to be selective with that we allow right into our lives, and also to be conscious of the connections we form. Baker is suggesting that it is much better to have a few close relationships than lots of shallow ones.