As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war … You have to learn when to let go. And that’s not easy.
ARETHA FRANKLINI think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for 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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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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Being the Queen is not all about singing and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
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I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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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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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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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 sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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