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.
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.
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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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Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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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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 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 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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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