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

Aretha Franklin

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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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Acceptance Courage Expression Happiness Myself People Sad Sing Smile Tears
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.
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Community Contribution People Queen Service Sing Social Yourself
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 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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Business Condition Discussion Feeling Medical Myself Oneself Personal
I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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Feeling Music Myself
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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Gift God Happiness Myself Natural Possible Sing
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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Myself Natural Religious Root Start
Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
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Food Love Minimum Myself Occasion
I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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Feeling Genius Myself People Talent
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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Black Human Man Ourselves Respect Right White Woman
I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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Appearance Black Fashion Myself Performance See Sing
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’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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Artist Contribution Enough Hell Identity Myself People Woman
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
Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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Constant Music Myself Religious
Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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Music One Liner Place Politics
Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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Break Power Woman
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’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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Enjoyment Music Myself Record Studio Try
Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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Fall Lose Love Weight
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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Respect Run Thinking World Yourself
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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Greatness Home Myself Record Remember Sing Sound
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
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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Grow Up Hurt Learning Mistake Try Yourself
I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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Hate Music Myself Record
People really don’t have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don’t let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Head Owe People Yourself

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