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Aretha Franklin Inspirational Quotes (37)

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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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I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!
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R&B is not a fad it's the truth.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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 sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it's sad and smiles when it's happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin' takes courage.
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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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It's so glamorous, you have to see it. (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.
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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they're now more and more in the power seats.
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I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.
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I sing to the realists people who accept it like it is.
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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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Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.
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And I've been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I'm an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin'on sixty-five.
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On the sly, scoping for love.
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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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R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.
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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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