When God loves you, what can be better than that?
ARETHA FRANKLINI love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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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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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’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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Let’s start with the church. As you know, it’s my background, it’s a natural setting for me and it’s definitely my roots.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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