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" The Confederate flag is a divisive presence - it's the opposite of everything my artistry means and represents. "

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" The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that. "

" When I was in junior high school, I knew I really wanted to sing. "

" I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music. "

" Now, jazz institutions are more readily available for young people, but for me, the institutions were the bands that I was in. When I worked with Clark Terry, that was the beginning of school for me, and Harry Belafonte and Sergio Mendes, they were all my universities. "

" Brazilian music has been a part of almost every record I've done, and I'd eventually like to record an entire album of Brazilian music. "

" I did a project called 'Sing The Truth,' which was a lot of fun. It started out being a celebration of the music of Nina Simone, and it was me and Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo. "

" The music industry is changing. You only hear a sprinkling of big names, but there are a lot of really wonderful young musicians with great voices and lyrical content who have refined their sound. They're up in here, so don't think they're not. There's this wealth of talent below the surface that's ready to explode. "

" One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. "

" My records are one thing. My live performances are something totally different because they're very improvised performances. "

" I feel proud of my journey. I wouldn't change it. "

" When I sing a song, I want someone to recognize 'Now that's Dianne singing that song.' "

" I've dated a few musicians in my life, and it's kind of always been that way for me. You unite through creativity and share that process and more together. "

" In high school, we had a really great jazz program that I finally was able to be a part of. They only wanted instrumentalists; they didn't want any singers. But I made my way in, and I remember the conductor of the band wrote a lot of arrangements and asked me what I wanted to sing. "

" My mother would say, 'Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' I spent a lot of my early years preparing for beautiful moments that have unfolded in my life so far. "

" I love New York City because there's something to do 24/7, something that will make you see things in a whole different light. Like they say, it's the city that never sleeps. "

" My foundation is jazz. I do all the things jazz musicians do. "

" I'm a great cook. People have asked me to do a cookbook. "

" I think an artist who has it in their heart to do or say something, they'll say it. It's not something that's mandatory, but it will come out. "

" I come from a family of musicians. "

" Jazz musicians have always tended to have cult followings, which is pretty wonderful. "

" I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things that really have influenced and addressed your life. "

" I knew what the story behind 'Dreams' was. It was about Stevie Knicks' relationship. But when I sing it, it's about sharing some sage advice with somebody. "

" I come from a family of storytellers. My grandmother was great at telling stories, and my mother was an amazing storyteller. "

" Lizz Wright, we call her lovingly 'Amazing Grace.' She has a folk and gospel kind of approach to the music, and she writes beautiful lyrics and songs. She's like this balm that is really full and very rich and deep. "

" The thing that I tell young people is everybody is unique in their approach to the music, and you have to protect that. "

" My mother was really amazing and left me with a whole lot of treasures. I miss her terribly. "

" I think the only way for you to grow and evolve is to keep listening, keep moving forward, keep jumping in and trying to experience. "

" I believe that music should really be without boundaries. "

" I didn't learn the word 'genre' until way, way late - I mean, like, in the '80s. "

" Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up. "