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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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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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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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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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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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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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