Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
ARETHA FRANKLINYes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
ARETHA FRANKLINBetter friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
ARETHA FRANKLINParents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLINWomen have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLINIf you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
ARETHA FRANKLINI 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINR&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLINBeing 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
ARETHA FRANKLINI love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
ARETHA FRANKLINGospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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.
ARETHA FRANKLINPeople 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
ARETHA FRANKLIN