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.
ARETHA FRANKLINR&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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Politics are not my arena. Music 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 milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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’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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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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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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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Be 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.
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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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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
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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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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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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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