Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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 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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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Being the Queen is not all about singing and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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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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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 love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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