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"She
said, 'Honey, I can't do it,' ….I said, 'Barbra, don't worry about it,'"
"But I was disappointed. Singing 'Tell Him' with her live was going to
be a big dream come true for me."
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"There
is no competition -- it's so ridiculous," Dion says, dismissing the stories
with a wave of her hand. "I have idolized Barbra Steisand since I was a
little girl. I'm so honored to have recorded a song with her."
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"I
don't give a heck!" she says, then takes a deep breath and apologizes for
sounding defensive. "I dont' mean to be rude, but I don't care what people
think about our lives, our happiness, our troubles."
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"I
was at the hospital, singing into her ear very softly, and she passed away
in my arms,"…… "I felt every single part of her body leaving us. In French
we say accompagner quelqu'un -- 'to be there with them as they journey
to heaven.' It was very hard, but at the same time it was an incredible
gift." "Losing Karine showed me how precious life is,"…. "I never take
it for granted. And I cherish everyone I love, every single moment I have
with them."
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The
agony of losing those she loves is a constant fear. The youngest of 14
children, she thinks of herself as the center of a flower, "My family and
friends are the petals, and I will probably lose all of them before me."
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"My
family is my foundation," …"We never had a lot of money, but we had a wealth
of love, joy and affection."
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"I
would never take the happiness of anybody,"
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"When
I met Rene, I loved him, but as a child," …."The more I got to know him
over all the years we worked together, the more I fell in love with him."
"We kept it a secret," ….. "I don't want people to think, 'This is a sugar-daddy
type of thing.'"…."I wanted to scream 'I'm in love' to the whole world,"
"It is the most important thing I have ever done," she says of her marriage.
"If my fame ended tomorrow, I would still be fulfilled. I have Rene to
thank for that."
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"When
I lost my voice, it was like losing my life."
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We're
trying," …. "but right now there's too much pressure. That's why it doesn't
happen. When I can take a long break, it will happen."
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"They
want to find me a disease, you know? There are so many things said about
us that aren't true," …."and we can't fight them all."
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"When
people say terrible things, things that aren't true, I tell myself why
I chose this public life: to touch people. That is la raison, 'the reason'"
She smiles, "And I am a strong person, of that I am certain."
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