Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
ARETHA FRANKLINWe all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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 faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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