I think that I am a walking testimony to you can have scars. You can go through turbulent times and still have victory in your life. – Natalie Cole
When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example. – Natalie Cole
I think people just want to be popular. So they’re going to write lyrics that are going to get your attention. You know, sometimes, they’re a little graphic, and I don’t think that’s so necessary. – Natalie Cole
I already had high blood pressure. I have hypertension. And I think the chemo was just too much for my kidneys. And they went into failure. And that was September 12th of 2008. And the doctor rushed me right to the hospital. – Natalie Cole
God was going to be to me the father that I never had, the father that I didn’t have enough of, enough time with. – Natalie Cole
I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman… and that really screws you up. – Natalie Cole
I’m a born-again Christian. I was raised Episcopalian – I’ve always been of a Christian faith, but I became much more active in it when I married my first husband, Marvin. I changed from Episcopalian to Baptist. – Natalie Cole
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. – Natalie Cole
When I was old enough to walk home alone from school, I loved seeing our house from a distance. It sat on the corner of South Muirfield Road and West 4th Street and had this proud, majestic look. But I rarely went through the front door. The back was more dramatic. – Natalie Cole
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. – Natalie Cole
Being my dad’s daughter has allowed me to do a lot of things that maybe another artist might not be able to do or wouldn’t be necessarily embraced doing. – Natalie Cole
I think that talented people really do have insecurities, and that is one of the things that kind of motivates them, because that’s one thing they know they’re good at. And when they’re up on that stage, you can do no wrong. The audience is yours; they’re there to see you. – Natalie Cole
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. – Natalie Cole
God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me. – Natalie Cole