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" 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. "
Natalie Cole
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I think that it's going to be interesting to see where Beyonce's career goes. "
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" I thank my dad for leaving me such a wonderful, wonderful heritage. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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. "
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" Losing people is dark, but some things you just have to accept. "
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" 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. "
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" As miserable as I was, once I started singing, I felt better. "
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" I can laugh at myself because I've had to. Everything would have been much worse if I'd been the singing son of Nat 'King' Cole. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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