If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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 love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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