Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLINParents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLINI donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
ARETHA FRANKLINAs 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLINBeing 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 FRANKLINR&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
ARETHA FRANKLINSoul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
ARETHA FRANKLINMy faith always has been and always will be important to me.
ARETHA FRANKLINWe all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
ARETHA FRANKLINTrying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
ARETHA FRANKLINPolitics are not my arena. Music is.
ARETHA FRANKLINIf you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
ARETHA FRANKLINNow, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
ARETHA FRANKLIN