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" 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. "

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" I felt that if I'm serious about acting, I would like people to see me as an actress. It's less of a stretch if I'm singing, unless I'm playing a character who sings. "

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

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" I would never do an album with 10 songs like 'Jump Start' on it. I'll only go so far to please fans. "

" My father was a pioneer in so many ways. He was fearless, and I think that I kind of picked that up from him as well. "

" I continually acted up to get attention. My father gave me that, and once he left, I felt that I didn't have any. "

" I was pretty bad. When I first was diagnosed with kidney failure, my function - the function of my kidney was less than 8 percent. "

" God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me. "

" I was going to college to be a doctor. "

" It's remarkable what a new kidney does to your life. I have no complaints... I'm pretty amazed. I have been working on my stamina. "

" 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. "

" I thank my dad for leaving me such a wonderful, wonderful heritage. "

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

" I think we need to be sexy and kind of mysterious and still pretty and beautiful. I like to hear that when a man sings. I don't really want to hear about taking my clothes off. "

" I love what I do so much. I just keep going. Not much can bring me down. "

" I like Kelly Rowland, I think that she's great. It's hard to come out of the group of Destiny's Child and still kick some butt. "

" I was madly in love with Elvis Presley. Dad wasn't into it at all, at least not for himself as a performer. He used to say, 'Mr. Cole does not rock n' roll.' "

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" I managed to survive the worst things any entertainer could possibly go through. "

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

" My friend was on dialysis for six years before he got a new kidney. I was on dialysis for eight months. I'm almost not even the typical person who has kidney failure. "

" I know that God has had my back, even when I was screwing up. "

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" It's hard to be in the shadow of a Beyonce. "