I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
ARETHA FRANKLINI love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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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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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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Let’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.
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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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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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