I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
ARETHA FRANKLINI think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
ARETHA FRANKLINI sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
ARETHA FRANKLINMusic changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
ARETHA FRANKLINMy faith always has been and always will be important to me.
ARETHA FRANKLINNow, 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well.
ARETHA FRANKLINParents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLINBe your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLINI love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
ARETHA FRANKLINAs 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINTrying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
ARETHA FRANKLIN