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 FRANKLINI’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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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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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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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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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 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.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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