"Judy Garland is a singer with a capital S. And talk about soul. This woman was soul personified. Judy Garland is a class by herself."
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"My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone."
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"I love to sing. It's just a natural thing for me."
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"You're a no good heartbreaker, you're a liar, and you're a cheat. I don't know why I let you do these things to me."
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"I love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's why I'm crazy about her."
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"The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks."
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"R&B is not a fad; it's the truth."
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"Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more."
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"The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman."
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"And I've been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I'm an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin'on sixty-five."
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"I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion."
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"I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things."
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"I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well."
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"Yes, I've always been fashion conscious."
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"I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.'"
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"I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else."
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"On the sly, scoping for love."
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"Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home."
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"I've never recorded anything I didn't like."
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"I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses."
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