I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
ARETHA FRANKLINBe 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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 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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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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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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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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