Top 104 Quotes by Natalie Cole

Aretha Franklin does not like me.

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.

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

I love what I do so much. I just keep going. Not much can bring me down.

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

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.

My father was a pioneer in so many ways. He was fearless, and I think that I kind of picked that up from him as well.

As kids, we had no clue about the racial stuff that seemed to preoccupy adults. We just enjoyed our life as kids.

I imagine there are a lot of people who will never be able to accept me because they feel I've let them down, but I am a different person, and most people have welcomed me back in that spirit.

It's hard to be in the shadow of a Beyonce.