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.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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If 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.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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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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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well.
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I’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.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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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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