I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
ARETHA FRANKLINNow, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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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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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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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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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