We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
ARETHA FRANKLINAnd 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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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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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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 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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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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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 a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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