We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
ARETHA FRANKLINIf a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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