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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they're now more and more in the power seats.
Aretha Franklin
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Aretha Franklin
Age: 76 †
Born: 1942
Born: March 25
Died: 2018
Died: August 16
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Aretha Louise Franklin
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I sing to the realists people who accept it like it is.
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Call in the Caped Crusader, Green Hornet, Kato, too. I'm in so much trouble I don't know what to do.
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I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.
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On the sly, scoping for love.
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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.
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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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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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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. 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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