Feel Quotes

I thank my dad for leaving me such a wonderful, wonderful heritage.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Dad Me Wonderful

I didn't realize I was still grieving for my father at 30-something.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Still Father Realize

Even when I had no money, I spent everything I had on clothes.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Money Had Even

I've always loved Spanish. I love my father's Spanish records.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Always Love I Love

I know that God has had my back, even when I was screwing up.

Natalie Cole

Tags: God Up Know

When you make your living as a singer, you have to go where the gigs are.

Natalie Cole

Tags: You Your Make

I think that it's going to be interesting to see where Beyonce's career goes.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Think I Think Going

When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example.

Natalie Cole

Tags: You About Being

I'm the type of person who won't cancel a show even if I don't feel my best.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Best Who Feel

I look 10 years younger than I am. Unfortunately, sometimes I act like I'm 10 years old.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Like Than Am

It's the subtleties of a ballad that truly make it beautiful - and it's all in the way you present it to the listener.

Natalie Cole

Tags: You Make Way

I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up.

Natalie Cole

Tags: You Really Up

I think people hear the warmth in my voice and the friendliness, and they think: 'Oh, she must be a very nice person'.

Natalie Cole

Tags: People Think Very

We are born with two kidneys and only need one to survive. Maybe God gave us the other one so that we could give it away.

Natalie Cole

Tags: God Only Other

I like Kelly Rowland, I think that she's great. It's hard to come out of the group of Destiny's Child and still kick some butt.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Great Like Think

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

Tags: You Think Life

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

Tags: Dad Like Love

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.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Time You People

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

Tags: God Health Think

I felt that if I'm serious about acting, I would like people to see me as an actress. It's less of a stretch if I'm singing, unless I'm playing a character who sings.

Natalie Cole

Tags: People Me Like

I was determined to create my own identity. My first hits, in fact, were straight-up rhythm and blues. My voice was compared to Aretha Franklin's - though, for my money, no one compares to Aretha.

Natalie Cole

Tags: Money Were First

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.

Natalie Cole

Tags: You Me Who

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

Tags: Faith More Always

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

Tags: Home Alone More

I think foreign countries really do like it when American artists sing in their language. And when you go over there and say, 'Hi, how are you?' in their language, they love it. It makes them feel like you're doing it just for them. We in America take so much for granted.

Natalie Cole

Tags: You Like Think