Aretha Franklin Quotes

For many years, I've wanted to do one, and I've always mentioned it to the chieftains, and they would say things like, 'Oh well. Christmas albums don't sell,' and things like that. But that's not the point. Christmas albums are important. The music is important. The season is important.

Aretha Franklin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018

Topics

MusicImportantSayChristmasAlways

I'm an older woman who's not going to have a shiny pop song ever again, so that gives me license to do whatever the hell I want.

Jill Sobule

WomanMeSongHellWantWhatever

The American people on the ground need a clearer, stronger, Lyndon B. Johnson-type voice from their president. Obama has that voice. It has to be used.

Jesse Jackson

PeopleVoiceAmericanStrongerNeed

I don't feel like I have to be nationalistic French because I'm afraid of losing whatever. No, no, no, no. And also I don't think we are the best.

Jean Reno

BestLosingThinkFeelWhatever

To lead or to parent means not being liked sometimes.

Shonda Rhimes

ParentSometimesLeadBeingMeans

Getting caught is the mother of invention.

Robert Byrne

MotherInventionCaughtGetting

My real self is probably more creative and more frightening than any sort of drink or drug-induced state.

Ronnie Wood

CreativeSelfDrinkMoreRealThan

Science is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that's a real success story for us.

Mike Johanns

SuccessGoodScienceHealthAnimal

My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me.

Dolph Lundgren

FatherRelationshipMeChampionHard

The whole kind of post-World War I settlement that formed the modern Middle East is in danger of collapsing, and we can - we, the United States, you know, the preeminent power in the world - we can say that we want to ignore that, but how long can we avert our gaze? And how long can we stay out?

Dexter Filkins

PowerWarWorldIgnoreLongYou

I write about spirituality not so we get strong from within and achieve some state of nirvana and then distance ourselves from the real world. I write about it so we can feel empowered to doing the critical work that this generation of black women are charged with doing.

Susan L. Taylor

WorkWomenWorldStrongGeneration

People should just express themselves and not worry about trends - try to use fashion like a compass, an indicator, examples of things that you can be. It's not to be taken so seriously. It's just clothes.

Kelly Cutrone

PeopleFashionWorryClothesYou

I don't want to be a movie star like Angelina Jolie. Nothing about being a celebrity is desirable. I'm an actor. It's bizarre to me that everybody's so obsessive.

Kristen Stewart

MeWantNothingActorCelebrity

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