Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
ARETHA FRANKLINGospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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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.
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Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
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I’ve been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well.
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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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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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People really don’t have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don’t let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.
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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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