Aretha Franklin Quotes

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso

I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.

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.

Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.

I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.

Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.