I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
ARETHA FRANKLINIf you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
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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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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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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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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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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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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 sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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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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