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.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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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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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 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’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 sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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