I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
ARETHA FRANKLINPeople 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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’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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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 been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well.
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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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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 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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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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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