The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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