Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.

Aretha Franklin

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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Appearance Black Fashion Myself Performance See Sing
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.
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Control Easy Learning Let Go Parents Try
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Greatness Home Myself Record Remember Sing Sound
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Acceptance Courage Expression Happiness Myself People Sad Sing Smile Tears
I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Enjoyment Music Myself Record Studio Try
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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Alone Choice Greatness Love Myself Production Writing
I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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Hard Lose Myself Thinking Weight
I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Hate Music Myself Record
Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Alone Children Home Leaving Parents Talk
The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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Body Flow God Kindness Myself Thankful
Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Conscious Fashion Myself
I don’t feel one’s personal medical condition is everybody’s business. It just isn’t something you advertise, and it’s not open to discussion.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Business Condition Discussion Feeling Medical Myself Oneself Personal
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Black Human Man Ourselves Respect Right White Woman
Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Change Music Myself Right
Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Constant Music Myself Religious
I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Feeling Music Myself
R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Music One Liner Truth
Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Grow Up Hurt Learning Mistake Try Yourself
Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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Constant Culture Different Genre Soul
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Community Contribution People Queen Service Sing Social Yourself
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Artist Contribution Enough Hell Identity Myself People Woman
I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Feeling Genius Myself People Talent
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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Alone Burden God Heart Music Myself Record
I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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Bank Community Contribution Food Generosity heavy Myself
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Experience Goodness Myself Song Soul
If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Respect Run Thinking World Yourself
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 FRANKLIN

Gift God Happiness Myself Natural Possible Sing

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