We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
ARETHA FRANKLINPolitics are not my arena. Music is.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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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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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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