The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with 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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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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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 sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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