I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
ARETHA FRANKLINI 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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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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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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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