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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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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Clark Terry is an American Master. I love to listen to him, particularly 'Mumbles.' I was so delighted when we received degrees together, along with Edward Kennedy, at the New England Conservatory in 1997.
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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'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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Yes, I've always been fashion conscious.
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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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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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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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You're a no good heartbreaker, you're a liar, and you're a cheat. I don't know why I let you do these things to me.
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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 love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's why I'm crazy about her.
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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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...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso
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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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Judy Garland is a singer with a capital S. And talk about soul. This woman was soul personified. Judy Garland is a class by herself.
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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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I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.
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If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about.
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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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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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I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of 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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And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing. If youre not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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On the sly, scoping for love.
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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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