Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLINMusic 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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’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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
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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 a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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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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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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