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.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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 saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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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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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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If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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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’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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