Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLINI 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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 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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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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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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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.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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