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.
ARETHA FRANKLINYes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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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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I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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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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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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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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