In terms of helping people understand and know each other a little better, music is universal - universal and transporting. Aretha Franklin More Quotes by Aretha Franklin More Quotes From Aretha Franklin I'm thinking of giving them to a resale shop. Aretha Franklin top-news Sometimes, what you're looking for is already there. Aretha Franklin lookingyousometimes Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift. Aretha Franklin every-dayeverygiftdaybirthday We've come a long way, but there is still a lot of discrimination. Aretha Franklin long-waydiscriminationlongway It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job. Aretha Franklin jobi-canhonorinspirational I've met my share of guys who have insulted and assaulted my intelligence with their stories and games. I say hello and goodbye! Aretha Franklin sayhellointelligencegoodbye I had not been in the jazz environment, having been brought up in the church. But once I got to New York, and I was signed to perform at The Village Gate and the Vanguard and clubs like that, and these - the Vanguard was one of the most elite, if not the most elite, jazz club out there. Aretha Franklin newvillageenvironmentchurch I don't do crazy things - I just don't. Aretha Franklin justthingscrazy-thingscrazy People are not as nice as they used to be. There used to be a time when we conversed. You don't get a lot of real responses now. They used to be more polite and well-mannered people, generally. It's minimal now. Aretha Franklin younicetimepeople You have singers that are trained, and then you have natural singers: people that, in my opinion, were just born to sing. And hopefully, I am one of them. Aretha Franklin i-amyouopinionpeople I think it would be a far greater world if people were kinder and more respectful to each other. Aretha Franklin morethinkpeopleworld Columbia was a wonderful label for me. Wonderful. The records I made there garnered me an audience. I won a number of polls during the years that I was at Columbia. The Downbeat Jazz Poll. Leonard Feather, who was a huge critic back in the day, different polls that he had. The Playboy poll, a number of polls. So the music was great. Aretha Franklin daygreatmemusic Sam Cooke had a huge influence on me. He left the gospel field at one point and went into the secular, and he had this huge hit, 'You Send Me.' Irma, my older sister, and I heard 'You Send Me' on the radio while we were driving through the South one night. We had to stop the car. We got out and danced around the car out on the highway. Aretha Franklin meyoucarnight Who hasn't had a weight issue? If not the body, certainly the big head! Aretha Franklin headbigwhobody I blame myself a lot, i have such guilt about not coming forward, but I knew that the establishment wouldn’t allow me to come forward. And who’s going to believe me? Nobody’s going to believe me. Aretha Franklin
