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.
ARETHA FRANKLINAnd I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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I 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.
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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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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