Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
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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 a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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.
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Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
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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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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 know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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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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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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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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