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Aretha Franklin does not like me.
I was going to college to be a doctor.
We have to stop rewarding bad behavior.
It's hard to be in the shadow of a Beyonce.
If you don't shop smart, you get a little trendy.
I think that I sound a lot better than Diana Ross.
Life is such a gift, I just say thank you all day.
I'm an ordinary person under extraordinary circumstances.
As miserable as I was, once I started singing, I felt better.
I know that God has had my back, even when I was screwing up.
I've always loved Spanish. I love my father's Spanish records.
The dialysis is to wash my blood, to keep my kidneys functioning.
I thank my dad for leaving me such a wonderful, wonderful heritage.
I've had my share of doing things that I really wish I hadn't done.
I didn't realize I was still grieving for my father at 30-something.
My father led by example. He wasn't much of a talker - he walked life.
When you make your living as a singer, you have to go where the gigs are.
I'm the type of person who won't cancel a show even if I don't feel my best.
I think that it's going to be interesting to see where Beyonce's career goes.
I managed to survive the worst things any entertainer could possibly go through.
I have been to hell and back. I have seen the edge. I have seen the dark side of life.
I look 10 years younger than I am. Unfortunately, sometimes I act like I'm 10 years old.
I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.
I have been on dialysis in Istanbul, Milan, Indonesia, Manila, London. It's - it's amazing.
When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example.
My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
There are a lot of great artists with great voices who aren't singing what they should be singing.
I would never do an album with 10 songs like 'Jump Start' on it. I'll only go so far to please fans.
I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up.
God was going to be to me the father that I never had, the father that I didn't have enough of, enough time with.
As kids, we had no clue about the racial stuff that seemed to preoccupy adults. We just enjoyed our life as kids.
I continually acted up to get attention. My father gave me that, and once he left, I felt that I didn't have any.
I'm just really, really thankful. I'm thankful to the doctors; I'm thankful to the family that donated the kidney.
My father was a pioneer in so many ways. He was fearless, and I think that I kind of picked that up from him as well.
It's the subtleties of a ballad that truly make it beautiful - and it's all in the way you present it to the listener.
I think people hear the warmth in my voice and the friendliness, and they think: 'Oh, she must be a very nice person'.
I feel enough distance from the person I used to be. I'm not ashamed about my life anymore, because I've learnt from it.
We are born with two kidneys and only need one to survive. Maybe God gave us the other one so that we could give it away.
People say I look younger than the music I'm doing just because the songs are older. Hopefully I can keep my youthful look!
When I sang my father's songs in concert, that was all people wanted to hear. I was always asking myself, 'Can I measure up?'
People don't always have the vision, and the secret for the person with the vision is to stand up. It takes a lot of courage.
People said when I started, 'Why don't you just copy your father's style?' I had to be myself, singing my songs in my own way.
I like Kelly Rowland, I think that she's great. It's hard to come out of the group of Destiny's Child and still kick some butt.
I was pretty young, but because of that first record, 'Cole Espanol,' we took our first trip - well, my first trip - to Mexico.
What's really important? That I'm an individual, I guess. I am an individual - a strong one, too. I'm Natalie Cole. I gotta be me.
It's remarkable what a new kidney does to your life. I have no complaints... I'm pretty amazed. I have been working on my stamina.
I was pretty bad. When I first was diagnosed with kidney failure, my function - the function of my kidney was less than 8 percent.
I think that I am a walking testimony to you can have scars. You can go through turbulent times and still have victory in your life.
Physically, I've seen a change in my life. No, I haven't had a face lift or anything like that. I've grown. That's God's countenance.
By the time I approached my forties, I had the self-assurance to approach all the genres I love so deeply: R & B, rock, jazz, and pop.