If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
ARETHA FRANKLINI 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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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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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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Being the Queen is not all about singing and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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