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.
ARETHA FRANKLINBetter friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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 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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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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