We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
ARETHA FRANKLINI 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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 saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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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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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN