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True story - I had index cards; I would write things on them and post them on the mirror in the bathroom. And I would speak it. Because you have to speak life. You have to speak what you want. You have to watch what you say because it's power in your tongue.

- Fantasia Barrino

Mirror, Cards, Tongue, True Story

It's hard to be patient. It's hard to sit back and actually wait and allow everything - just let it be.

- Fantasia Barrino

Wait, Allow, Actually, Be Patient

I love Pilates, yoga, and spinning.

- Fantasia Barrino

Love, Yoga, I Love, Pilates

I've been singing in church since I was little; my grandmother is a pastor.

- Fantasia Barrino

Singing, Grandmother, Been, Pastor

My main thing is family first. This industry can get you so caught up that you're so busy chasing, wanting to be number one and wanting to be the richest that you lose sight of what life really is about.

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Caught, Wanting, Main Thing, Richest

I think my purpose was just to get out and sing. I love to sing. I wasn't even in it for the - you know, the prize. I was, like, 'Hey, man, I'm going to sing.'

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Love, Think, I Think, Hey

People root for me in such a way that when they come to a show, the experience of not knowing what's about to happen is a great thing.

- Fantasia Barrino

Happen, Show, About, Such A Way

I want to do all types of music, music for all people. I want my music to be encouraging, to help people.

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Help, Encouraging, Types, All People

I'm a true country Southern girl that has always been built around family, cookouts and gatherings and being together on the holidays, singing together and laughing together. So whenever God opened doors for me to be able to travel the world and sing and do all the great things that I've done, I didn't want to lose that part so family first for me.

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Country, Been, Southern, Gatherings

R. Kelly is different - music is always going through his brain. I remember we'd be having a conversation, and he'd choose a word I said and write a whole song to it.

- Fantasia Barrino

Song, Through, Always, Conversation

I'm very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I'm singing.

- Fantasia Barrino

Song, Singing, Very, Soulful

You can't go into something good until you let go of all the bad stuff because you'll find yourself steady bringing up all the old in a new situation.

- Fantasia Barrino

New, Bad, Bad Stuff, Let Go

I want real love.

- Fantasia Barrino

Love, Real, Want, Real Love

I caught a lot of flak for being a young mama.

- Fantasia Barrino

Young, Caught, Lot, Mama

If you're gonna be my friend, come in and be strong. I can't cater to you; I can't always let you borrow, borrow, borrow if you can't give me nothing!

- Fantasia Barrino

Strong, Give, Always, Borrow

When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn't focused on school - I was into the music and trying to please my dad.

- Fantasia Barrino

Some, Embarrassed, Having, Believed

I stopped going to church for awhile.

- Fantasia Barrino

Church, Going, Stopped, Awhile

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'

- Fantasia Barrino

My Life, Been, Wanting, All My Life

I was very insecure growing up, and even though I'm not that girl anymore, I think that the passion, that not feeling pretty and being insecure, is where my soul came from. And from early childhood, I let it free onstage.

- Fantasia Barrino

Soul, I Think, Very, Insecure

I always say you've only got one life to live, and you're not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.

- Fantasia Barrino

Tomorrow, Always, Might, Good Time

I wanted to be like some of the other young ladies that were in my school. I used to get picked on in church. Nobody wants to hang out with me. I want to hang out with the cool girls, and I started to take the wrong turn and do things I knew wasn't right.

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Some, Other, Hang, Ladies

I wanted people to know that I've been through the rain. I've been broken into pieces; I had a daughter at such a young age. There were times people would say, 'That's it for her.' But that didn't happen.

- Fantasia Barrino

Young, Through, Been, Young Age

You've got to make it a good example for those kids regardless of how much you mess up.

- Fantasia Barrino

Good Example, Mess, Got, Regardless

You can't tell me that dreams don't come true. My life is proof that they do.

- Fantasia Barrino

Me, My Life, Tell, Proof

I seemed so different from other kids; I grew up in church and felt a connection with God, and a lot of kids my age really didn't understand that.

- Fantasia Barrino

Other, Other Kids, Seemed, Connection

I work out every day, sometimes twice a day.

- Fantasia Barrino

Work, Every Day, Twice, Twice A Day

My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.

- Fantasia Barrino

Talent, Big, Bigger, Lips

When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everything I'm going through is forgotten about.

- Fantasia Barrino

Mind, Through, Going, Forgotten

I never started out as an R&B singer. I grew up on all types of music - jazz, rock, pop, country, folk - and I wanted to bring that to my stage.

- Fantasia Barrino

Country, Singer, Types, Folk

When I was a child, I used to dream about being onstage in front of thousands of people, and it happened. It's not about the fame; it's about people being touched.

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Used, Touched, About, Thousands

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