Aretha: From These Roots
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“I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.”
“I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.”
“Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.”
“It's so glamorous, you have to see it." (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)”
“Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.”
“I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.”
“Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.”
“And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.”
“I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.”
“The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.”
“Better friends than lovers. Sugar can't you see? You need you and I really need me.”
“Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!”
“Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they're now more and more in the power seats.”
“R&B is not a fad; it's the truth.”
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