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Of all the unhappiness I went through, you must know I wouldn't live a moment of my life differently for what I have now. Would I do it all again? I wouldn't want to, but if it got me to the same place, yeah, I'd do it. Because I realize now that God would not give more than I could handle.

- Nell Carter

My Life, Through, Yeah, Unhappiness

No one teaches you how to be graceful.

- Nell Carter

You, How, Teaches, Graceful

I searched for answers to life's meaning and, though I was raised a Presbyterian, I converted to Judaism around 1983.

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Answers, Raised, Though, Converted

Oh, I miss the excitement and immediacy of Broadway and the theaters.

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Broadway, Oh, Immediacy, Theaters

I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.

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Business, Most, Weirdo, Nurses

Being diabetic was not what I thought of as being normal, and I feared the stigma of having to take medicine and having people stick me with a needle.

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Normal, Stigma, Having, Diabetic

I'm not very kind about marriage. I will never get married again.

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Never, Will, Very, Get Married

'Gimme a Break' ran for six years and gave me the kind of money and freedom that I'd dreamed would make me happy. It didn't.

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Kind, Break, Six, Ran

When I first found out I had diabetes I denied it.

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Diabetes, Found, Had, Denied

There's nothing worse than working with an orchestra who looks down on working with a conductor who doesn't want to conduct for you. You need to be with an orchestra that can follow you and respect you.

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Want, Nothing, Need, Conductor

I had a pretty rough life. I got caught up in the star syndrome. It's not something I'm proud of, but it's something that I'm glad is over.

- Nell Carter

Pretty, Over, Caught, Syndrome

I've managed to completely reeducate myself into making eating secondary. I used to eat all the time because the food was there. Now I feel like a kid in school who is gaining points for behaving. And I love myself for it.

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Love, Kid, Feel, Secondary

I think that anyone who denies their heritage doesn't deserve their destiny. My grandmother was a maid. She put nine children - eight of them - through college; I did not finish college.

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College, Think, Through, Maid

I think music and laughter are the two things that can keep you alive. Someone who is really depressed, tell them a joke, and they may come out of it for even just a moment. Or play them something.

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Play, Alive, I Think, Depressed

You have to put on more faces to pretend who you are.

- Nell Carter

You, More, Pretend, Faces

Most performers don't get a chance to sing in Los Angeles.

- Nell Carter

Most, Performers, Los, Los Angeles

One bad review can destroy me. It hurts so bad.

- Nell Carter

Me, Bad, Hurts, Review

I decided after my last divorce to marry myself.

- Nell Carter

Myself, Last, Decided, Divorce

I think when you're happy, emotions are right near the top - mine definitely are. I cry easily, I laugh easily, I lose my temper easily... and I beg for forgiveness easily.

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Think, I Think, Mine, Near

For me, you can put on something by Bach, and I'll feel better.

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Me, Better, Feel, Bach

I always look forward to getting back East. I miss the cold weather and the Jewish delis.

- Nell Carter

Forward, Back, Always, Miss

I have my own definition of God, but I believe God is whatever you want Him to be.

- Nell Carter

Want, Own, My Own, Definition

New York is a good city for not having to get fat.

- Nell Carter

New York, New, Having, Fat

I was never totally into marriage, and I wasn't a very good wife.

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Marriage, Never, Very, Good Wife

I'm at my best when there's distance between me and a man.

- Nell Carter

Best, Man, Me, Distance

No matter what part of the business you want to be in, live performances are the most thrilling.

- Nell Carter

Business, Part, Most, Thrilling

It's exciting to sing in the place where you pay your taxes.

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Sing, Pay, Exciting, Taxes

Rich means you have to stay there to maintain it.

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Rich, You, Means, Maintain

Because I've always had a strong personality, I've always thought I knew what was best.

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Strong, Personality, Always, Knew

If I'm with someone for too long, I begin feeling trapped.

- Nell Carter

Feeling, Someone, Too, Trapped

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