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People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.

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Dionne Warwick
Age: 83
Born: 1940
Born: December 12
Actor
Musician
Singer
Television Presenter
East Orange
New Jersey
Marie Dionne Warrick
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Dietrich
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Sammy
People
Ella
Fitzgerald
Lena
Davis
Walked
Horne
Entertainment
Marlene

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I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time.
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All the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas.
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I come from a singing family and as is said, 'the apple does not fall far from the tree.'
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Do you know the way to San Hose?
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A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.
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I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I've also earned it.
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As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?
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I try to be cognisant of when and how and what I eat and get as much rest as I possibly can, as that helps the vocal cords.
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My self-imposed mandate is to be the voice for the voiceless.
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Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.
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I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.
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Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress. These women have a very tough time, so much is expected of them.
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I'm not psychic myself.
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Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.
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Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?
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Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.
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Before I put on my make up, I say a little prayer for you.
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It was fashionable, youre supposed to be a married lady, so I did.
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What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia. After you do, he'll never phone you.
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I think it's a complete injustice, the way it's (the trial) being done
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