We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
ARETHA FRANKLINI love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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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’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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