When God loves you, what can be better than that?
ARETHA FRANKLINWhen God loves you, what can be better than that?
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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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.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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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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Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I’m gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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