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.
ARETHA FRANKLINTrying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it’s sad and smiles when it’s happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin’ takes courage.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
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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 never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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