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Aretha Franklin quotes: Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they're now more and more in the power seats.

Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they're now more and more in the power seats.

Aretha Franklin quotes: If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?

If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?

Aretha Franklin quotes: I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.

I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.

Aretha Franklin quotes: 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.

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.

Aretha Franklin quotes: R&B is not a fad; it's the truth.

R&B is not a fad; it's the truth.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I love all music.

I love all music.

Aretha Franklin quotes: 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

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.

Aretha Franklin quotes: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

Aretha Franklin quotes: The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.

The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.

Aretha Franklin quotes: 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.

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.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.

I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Better friends than lovers. Sugar can't you see? You need you and I really need me.

Better friends than lovers. Sugar can't you see? You need you and I really need me.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.

I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Call in the Caped Crusader, Green Hornet, Kato, too. I'm in so much trouble I don't know what to do.

Call in the Caped Crusader, Green Hornet, Kato, too. I'm in so much trouble I don't know what to do.

Aretha Franklin quotes: 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.

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.

Aretha Franklin quotes: 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.

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.

Aretha Franklin quotes: The people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso

The people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso

Aretha Franklin quotes: I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don't know that I've ever heard any geniuses.

I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don't know that I've ever heard any geniuses.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.

I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.

Aretha Franklin quotes: And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.

And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.

Aretha Franklin quotes: When God loves you, what can be better than that?

When God loves you, what can be better than that?

Aretha Franklin quotes: Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.

Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Yes, I've always been fashion conscious.

Yes, I've always been fashion conscious.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Politics are not my arena. Music is.

Politics are not my arena. Music is.

Aretha Franklin quotes: We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

Aretha Franklin quotes: On the sly, scoping for love.

On the sly, scoping for love.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music.

I always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music.

Aretha Franklin quotes: My faith always has been and always will be important to me.

My faith always has been and always will be important to me.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.

I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I've never recorded anything I didn't like.

I've never recorded anything I didn't like.

Aretha Franklin quotes: The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.

The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.

Aretha Franklin quotes: 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.

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.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I love to sing. It's just a natural thing for me.

I love to sing. It's just a natural thing for me.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.'

I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.'

Aretha Franklin quotes: I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.

I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.

Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.

Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.

Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.

Aretha Franklin quotes: It's so glamorous, you have to see it. (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

It's so glamorous, you have to see it. (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

Aretha Franklin quotes: I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.

I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I'm a big woman. I need big hair.

I'm a big woman. I need big hair.

Aretha Franklin quotes: 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.

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.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.

Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.

Aretha Franklin quotes: 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.

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.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.

Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.

Aretha Franklin quotes: Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.

Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.

Aretha Franklin quotes: I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.

I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.