188 Quotes by Aretha Franklin

When God loves you, what can be better than that?

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

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.

Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.

I go to the healthier foods that are less chemically treated. I am drinking lots of water to get rid of the toxins in my body. It's a natural flushing. Water flushes your system and is also very good for your skin.

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

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.

I love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's why I'm crazy about her.