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.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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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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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.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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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 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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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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