I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
ARETHA FRANKLINI donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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 sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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 love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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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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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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