Community Quote by Aretha Franklin

“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.” quote by Aretha Franklin — Download Open image

“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.”

Aretha Franklin

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As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that.

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Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.

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I still have perfect diction!

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

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I certainly enjoy Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and there is Fantasia; these people will be around a while. They've got it. They've got the…

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

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I love the Ritz.

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I sing, and the musicians kind of fit things around me.

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Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you. Forever, forever, we never will part. Oh, how I love you.

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I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.

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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…

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

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