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" I never thought I would be singing for the world. "

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Not Good Enough

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" I was a shy kid with a broom handle that I pretended was a microphone. "

" I'm very shy in a crowd. "

" I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own place and I have my own place. "

" You don't have to be an angel, just be someone who can give. "

" I'm no different than you. "

" Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners. "

" I have to go 150 percent or nothing at all. "

" I'm 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs. I'm not trying to be the Hip-Hop Queen, although I am the original Hip Hop Queen. "

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" I don't feel as though I have to prove anything to anybody. "

" I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out. "

" When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people. "

Black And White

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" So if diva means giving your best, then yes, I guess I am a diva. "

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