Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
ARETHA FRANKLINMusic changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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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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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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