Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’m a big woman. I need big hair.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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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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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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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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