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.
ARETHA FRANKLINLet’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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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 think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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Politics are not my arena. Music 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 love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
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