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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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 love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
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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.
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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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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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