Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLINI 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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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 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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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 know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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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’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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