Aretha Franklin Quotes

If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about.

Aretha Franklin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Mr. Speaker, the scientific evidence is overwhelming that embryonic stem cells have great potential to regenerate specific types of human tissues, offering hope for millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases.

Jim Ramstad

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I find it a great antidote... lipstick and mirrors and hairspray.

Joanna Lumley

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If you're going to paint extremely, you need a big piece of canvas.

Robert Rauschenberg

YouNeedCanvasPaintBigGoing

That's acting for you. 'White Queen' has English playing Welsh and vice versa.

Aneurin Barnard

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When we label human beings and flatten them to just a splashy headline, we lose decency and the truth.

Amanda Knox

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Citizenship must be precious, not handed out like candy in a parade. We don't ride along and throw out citizenship like you do M&M's or Tootsie Rolls or whatever it is we're tossing out in our parades.

Steve King

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Well, it's not full time - my dancers are only paid for six months of the year in two three-month blocks; but yes, it is possible we could do it in another year.

Siobhan Davies

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I came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.

Roald Hoffmann

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Every time you do a movie, it's important for your career, your reputation.

Michelle Yeoh

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For better or for worse, I've watched people die in front of me. I see how they are in the end. And they're not cynical. In the end, they wanna hold somebody's hand. And that's real to me.

Mitch Albom

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Like the American soldiers who went before them, they are putting their lives on the line to protect ours.

Doc Hastings

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I used to write in a room overlooking the valley from where I could see too much, whether checking the sheep and alpacas or seeing the trout rise on the lake.

Antony Beevor

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