Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
ARETHA FRANKLINMusic changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with 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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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 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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Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.
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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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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