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" When we first began, we didn't have any hits. "

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" I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business. "

" I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing. "

" I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd like to be able to give that back. If I could find young artists, young performers I can nurture to have a career I would really like that. "

" You see, I've never really studied acting. "

" If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains. "

" I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money. "

" My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches,' but in fact, the Rosses were never raggedy. "

" I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction. "

" I'm a dreamer. "

" My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunites. "

" I have never gotten into the label thing. "

" I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information. "

" I'm a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my life in order. In the last few years I've really had to decide what's important to me, and it seems to me that my family and my health are top on the list. And those have nothing to do with show business. "

" My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn't want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer - the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn't want there to be any problems. "

" I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. It's more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly. "

" I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing. "

" It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it. "

" If I'm with a man I'm soft and buttery. "

" I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon. "

" The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?' "

" I don't get fat, I get skinny. "

" I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place. "

" I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life. "

" I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career. "

" No, nothing really upsets me. "

" I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music. "

" Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon. "

" I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to. "