Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLINSoul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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 think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need 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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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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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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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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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