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

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

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Aretha Franklin: 'Everybody wants respect. In their own way, three-year-olds would like respect, and acknowledgment, in their terms.'

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

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Aretha Franklin: 'I think women and children and older people are the three least-respected groups in our society.'

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

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Aretha Franklin: 'It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job.'

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Aretha Franklin: 'I've met my share of guys who have insulted and assaulted my intelligence with their stories and games. I say hello and goodbye!'

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Aretha Franklin: 'In terms of helping people understand and know each other a little better, music is universal - universal and transporting.'

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Aretha Franklin: 'Intermittently in my concert format, I sing a little jazz, a little scatting.'

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Aretha Franklin: 'People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you.'

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

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Aretha Franklin: 'I think it would be a far greater world if people were kinder and more respectful to each other.'

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Aretha Franklin: '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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Aretha Franklin: 'We've come a long way, but there is still a lot of discrimination.'

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Aretha Franklin: '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.'

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Aretha Franklin: 'Sometimes, what you're looking for is already there.'

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Aretha Franklin: 'Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.'

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

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John Wayne: 'Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it'll be good, and the public will know it.'

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