I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
ARETHA FRANKLINPolitics are not my arena. Music is.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war … You have to learn when to let go. And that’s not easy.
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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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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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