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.
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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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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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 love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for 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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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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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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Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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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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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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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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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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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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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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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to 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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