And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
ARETHA FRANKLINBeing a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it’s sad and smiles when it’s happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin’ takes courage.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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I don’t feel one’s personal medical condition is everybody’s business. It just isn’t something you advertise, and it’s not open to discussion.
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I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war … You have to learn when to let go. And that’s not easy.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I’m gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.
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