Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLINBeing 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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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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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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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.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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