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" I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up. "

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" Even when I had no money, I spent everything I had on clothes. "

" We have to stop rewarding bad behavior. "

" I was pretty young, but because of that first record, 'Cole Espanol,' we took our first trip - well, my first trip - to Mexico. "

" If you don't have dialysis, absolutely, you will die. Dialysis is actually keeping me alive. "

" I have been on dialysis in Istanbul, Milan, Indonesia, Manila, London. It's - it's amazing. "

" We used to have to arrange things around the dialysis. I would have to plan where to play so I could be back in time, and couldn't go too far. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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'm just really, really thankful. I'm thankful to the doctors; I'm thankful to the family that donated the kidney. "

" I started saying, 'I don't want to be crazy anymore.' I need to make some changes. And the first thing I started doing was just got all the men out of my life, because that was a big problem for me. That was a crutch, if you will. You know, trying to define yourself through other people or men, in particular. "

" The house where I grew up in the Hancock Park section of Los Angeles was like a dream - even though my family faced threats after my father bought it in August 1948. "

" One thing that stays the same is my passion for music. Other than that, I've become more dedicated. I think that I really work much harder than I ever did when I first started at my craft; I'm more dedicated, and I have become a perfectionist. "

" I still love recording and still love the stage, but like my dad, I have the most fun when I am in front of that glorious orchestra or that kick-butt big band. "

" I have been to hell and back. I have seen the edge. I have seen the dark side of life. "

" There are some great human beings out there. That's all I can say. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to be in the shadow of a Beyonce. "

" I don't think anyone can measure up to what my father had achieved. I'm just happy to at least play some of his music, but he is really the one who was the pioneer, the one who started all this. He's really The King. "

" My father led by example. He wasn't much of a talker - he walked life. "

" I imagine there are a lot of people who will never be able to accept me because they feel I've let them down, but I am a different person, and most people have welcomed me back in that spirit. "

" I'm an ordinary person under extraordinary circumstances. "

" Losing people is dark, but some things you just have to accept. "

" Life is such a gift, I just say thank you all day. "

" My friend was on dialysis for six years before he got a new kidney. I was on dialysis for eight months. I'm almost not even the typical person who has kidney failure. "

" I would hate to look back on my life and go, 'You know, I wanted to do a rock n' roll album. I should have, and I never did.' "

" One of these days, I'd like to put together a revue of all my music, which would probably turn into a marathon. There's a couple of hit songs from almost every phase of my career. At the same time, visually, if you don't handle it properly, it could be a cacophony of craziness, because there's just so many different kinds of music. "

" I was determined to create my own identity. My first hits, in fact, were straight-up rhythm and blues. My voice was compared to Aretha Franklin's - though, for my money, no one compares to Aretha. "

" 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. "

" 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. "