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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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 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.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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