Natalie Cole Quotes
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I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.
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I get hugs all the time from strangers. I do believe that people can feel your persona when you perform live, but it is one of the nicest things if you can translate that on your records.
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The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.
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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.
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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 would never do an album with 10 songs like 'Jump Start' on it. I'll only go so far to please fans.
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I've always been interested in the office. I was a secretary a long time ago, and I've always been into paperwork. My first secretarial job was 1965 or 1966.
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I love what I do so much. I just keep going. Not much can bring me down.
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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.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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I still love recording and still love the stage, but like my dad, I have the most fun when I am in front of that glorious orchestra or that kick-butt big band.
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As miserable as I was, once I started singing, I felt better.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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I look 10 years younger than I am. Unfortunately, sometimes I act like I'm 10 years old.
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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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When I sang my father's songs in concert, that was all people wanted to hear. I was always asking myself, 'Can I measure up?'
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Las Vegas has the type of audience - and they haven't changed since my father's days - they're still boring and bored. And there's only that handful of artists that they really enjoy and know how to respond to.
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A lot of people want to donate a kidney, but they're not in a position to because they have health issues of their own, and a lot of people need them. That's why the list is long and it takes a long time.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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I was pretty young, but because of that first record, 'Cole Espanol,' we took our first trip - well, my first trip - to Mexico.
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You shouldn't have regrets. I'd say instead that I've learned a lot of lessons. Yes, I could have handled some things better. But they've also made me who I am today.
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The dialysis is to wash my blood, to keep my kidneys functioning.
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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'm just really, really thankful. I'm thankful to the doctors; I'm thankful to the family that donated the kidney.