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I wouldn't record any song that I didn't like.
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My career never went like anyone else’s, so I never followed anyone.
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When I sing I don't feel like it's me. I feel I am fabulous, like I'm 10 feet tall. I am the greatest. I am the strongest. I am Samson. I'm whoever I want to be.
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If you saw me without makeup, you wouldn't recognize me.
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I've been a diva since I was four.
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You can laugh when I talk, but not when I sing.
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There have been great things that happened to me.
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The more you practice and study, the better you are so I still practice and study all the time.
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Your own shoes are hard enough to fill, but somebody else's are even tougher.
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When you become famous, they don't give you a handbook.
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I've got a Grammy and Emmy, I'd like to have a Tony.
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If you can't go one way, there's many ways to get where you're going. So you just take a step back and see beyond the wall.
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With fame, I'm able to create more. With every success, you have more freedom to create.
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I can't judge the way other people behave. I can only look at myself.
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I'm not gonna worry about what people think about me. I'm too busy. I don't give a hoot.
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Men and women are different. I don't think men grow a brain until 26 or even 30. Girls mature a lot quicker.
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Music, in its higher state, for me, is worth living and dying for. It's worth traipsing around the globe, it's worth the accolades and the other side of the accolades...I always have sung to the angels and the higher parts of people's souls.
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I knew Queen Elizabeth didn't do any laundry! I knew I wasn't going to be doing laundry. I was going to be singing.
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I absolutely refuse to reveal my age. What am I - a car?
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It's that anonymous person who meanders through the streets and feels what's happening there, feels the pulse of the people, who's able to create.
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And I'll see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that's why I love you so don't be afraid to let them show your true colors, true colors are beautiful like a RAINBOW.
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I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up through your feet and goes up the top of your head and maybe you're holding hands with the angels or the stars, I have no idea.
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What, do you think that feminism means you hate men?
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Before I became famous I had a very full life, and that gave me a lot to pick from. I always use everything. It always comes in handy. Working with animals... Well, I just enjoyed that. That was the most peaceful time.