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" I was very shy. I'm still shy. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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

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" 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. "

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" I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups. "

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" All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream. "

Not Good Enough

" I've been shut down, run down, talked about, dogged out, but that never stopped me from the being the true me that's here and will be here. "

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

" People with no humor, they're outta my life. "

" A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft. "

" I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada. "