Natalie Cole Quotes
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it's very clear that in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and since then, there's been a greater intolerance of dissent and the human rights record of China has been going in the wrong direction.
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One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.
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Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.
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When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
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Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really weren't supposed to be.
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I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.
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It's rare for artists to really stare deeply at themselves in the mirror, literally, because there's constantly a mirror on you.
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In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times.
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In the end, the actor's main power is the power to say, 'No.'
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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One moment cannot be the most important.
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I was gonna go broke if I didn't get things turned around real fast.
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I'm a Sufi Muslim, I would say. I believe in using the medium to create a good vibration because art is so important to society. Some projects I don't do because I feel that it's going to create a bad vibe. I don't do propaganda films that are anti another religion, anti-Muslim or anti-Hindu.
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If you speak to anyone who's ever done time, the fact that you make it out of there alive is a miracle.
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If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now.
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I started playing piano and guitar when I was in elementary school, and then I was finally like, 'I want to sing.' So I started taking voice lessons and decided I wanted to go to an art school and take music seriously.
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You not supposed to feel down over whatever happen to you. I mean, you're supposed to use whatever happen to you as some type of upper, not a downer.
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Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.
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Love! What is love? It's nothing. It's just a word. It doesn't exist. Only pleasure is important.
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They knew that love snatched in the face of danger and death was doubly sweet for the strange excitement that went with it.
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The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.
