I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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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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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.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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