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Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer Holliday
American Actress
Born: Oct 19, 1960
Life Love Me People Think You
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If your mind is not willing, everything will go. There's so much great power of our mind that we take for granted, and how we think and what positiveness can do. Jennifer Holliday
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I always tell people, 'It'll get greater later' meaning that sometimes we have to pass through whatever it is. We know that we can get through it because others have. Jennifer Holliday
People Sometimes Whatever Others Later Tell Through Know Greater Because Pass Always Get Meaning
Either you can sing, or you can't. Jennifer Holliday
You Sing Either
A lot of times we base everything just on our immediate circumstance. We don't see a big picture for our lives. We don't love ourselves. We don't have a way of kind of gauging the future. Jennifer Holliday
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It was a very hard decision to let people know about the multiple sclerosis because we're in an industry where illness is not something that show business likes. Jennifer Holliday
Business People Decision About Something Know Likes Industry Because Very Where Hard Show Show Business Illness Multiple Multiple Sclerosis
I had ballooned out to close to 400 pounds at one point. And in the '80s, we were just beginning to get on video and disco. So therefore, I did not fit in, and my record company let me go because they said, 'Look, you're just not marketable enough with the weight problem.' Jennifer Holliday
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I was privileged to know the late, great Miss Etta James, and I did get a chance to spend some time with her and hang out with her. Jennifer Holliday
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I continually still fight every day for my life, not only still battling mental health problems but battling multiple sclerosis, which also has depression as one of its side effects. Jennifer Holliday
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The gay community has been so faithful and good to me. Jennifer Holliday
Good Me Gay Faithful Community Gay Community Has-Been Been
I'm not like Stephanie Mills or Whitney Houston with actual hits. My fans think everything I did was a hit. Jennifer Holliday
Fans Think Everything Like Houston Hit Did Hits Whitney Whitney Houston Actual Mills
I have been blind. I have been paralyzed. But each day, if I wake up, then I know He's left me here for a reason, and I have to say yes. And I have to get up. And I have to make the best of that day. Jennifer Holliday
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A lot of times we base everything just on our immediate circumstance. We don't see a big picture for our lives. We don't love ourselves. We don't have a way of kind of gauging the future, so we count it lost. Jennifer Holliday
Love Future Picture Big Lost Our Everything Way Our Lives Immediate Circumstance Ourselves Kind See Count Lot Times Big Picture Just Base Lives
I'm a Broadway baby! So, therefore, I started in the theater. Jennifer Holliday
Baby Broadway Theater Therefore Started
I know that the music industry has changed, but I'd love it if Adele and John Legend would write me songs. Jennifer Holliday
Love Music Me Legend Changed Music Industry Adele Would John Write Songs Know Industry
Some people run away from things. Jennifer Holliday
People Some People Run Some Away Things
Success is overwhelming. Jennifer Holliday
Success Overwhelming Success Is
Aretha Franklin, first and foremost... That's my top girl there. Jennifer Holliday
Girl First Top Franklin Aretha Aretha Franklin Foremost
I do think the love-gone-wrong songs go over better, only because those melodies and those lyrics have a different feel that you can grasp on if you're a torch singer like myself. Jennifer Holliday
Myself You Better Think Lyrics Melodies Those Torch Only Songs Feel Over Like Singer Because Go Different Grasp
When I was with Geffen Records, I weighed almost 400 pounds. The label told me that I had a great voice but wasn't marketable having a weight image. Jennifer Holliday
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Back in the day, if someone at the record label didn't care or like your music, it never got to the public. It just got shelved. Jennifer Holliday
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