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" I think that I sound a lot better than Diana Ross. "

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" I think that talented people really do have insecurities, and that is one of the things that kind of motivates them, because that's one thing they know they're good at. And when they're up on that stage, you can do no wrong. The audience is yours; they're there to see you. "

" 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. "

" 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?' "

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

" 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. "

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

" I've always loved Spanish. I love my father's Spanish records. "

" A lot of people want to donate a kidney, but they're not in a position to because they have health issues of their own, and a lot of people need them. That's why the list is long and it takes a long time. "

" I'll never totally get away from being who I am, which first, to many, is the daughter of Nat King Cole, which became even more intensified with the 'Unforgettable' album. "

" Nothing had been attempted like that, to lift Dad's voice, literally, off of that track and put it on a brand-new one, and then line it up, match it up, get the phrasing right. I remember listening - everyone listening at the end, and we were just enthralled. It was really wonderful. "

" We had some wonderful people raising us, but they still weren't our parents. As you get older, it gets distorted and convoluted, complicated, and, of course, you start looking for attention, affection, affinity in all the wrong places and in all the wrong ways. "

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

" I think foreign countries really do like it when American artists sing in their language. And when you go over there and say, 'Hi, how are you?' in their language, they love it. It makes them feel like you're doing it just for them. We in America take so much for granted. "

" I think that it's going to be interesting to see where Beyonce's career goes. "

" I've always been an extremist. Some of us have very addictive personalities, and for some of us, that mechanism gets tripped up. Mine certainly did. I'm not cured. You never are. The recovery is a day-to-day process. "

" I think people just want to be popular. So they're going to write lyrics that are going to get your attention. You know, sometimes, they're a little graphic, and I don't think that's so necessary. "

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

" 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. "

" Like my father, I don't want to see anyone mistreated, anything like that. I'm very racial-conscious because my father had a lot of, you know, challenges in the area of race. I'm very sensitive to that kind of issue. "

" 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. "

" The worst I think that I ever was, when 'Unforgettable' had come out, and not long after that I was on - I was on my way to my second divorce. And that was a crushing, crushing blow. "

" It's important to wallow and grieve when you have a health issue. I don't think you really get the best stuff out of life until you've had the worst stuff. "

" 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. "

" When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element? "

" I didn't realize I was still grieving for my father at 30-something. "

" My first trip to Mexico was with my dad because of his Spanish records. That was back in 1958. I found a picture of me when I was eight dressed as a little senorita. "

" 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. "

" We have to stop rewarding bad behavior. "

" If you don't shop smart, you get a little trendy. "

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