We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
ARETHA FRANKLINParents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
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