Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
ARETHA FRANKLINBe 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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 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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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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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 saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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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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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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