Aretha Franklin Quotes
Speak your name And I'll feel a thrill. You said I do, And I said I will.I tell you that I'll stay true, And give you just a little time. Wait on me baby, I want you to be all mine. I just get so blue.Since you've been gone, baby (why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?)
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The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.
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Happiness is when you love who you are and you are able to accept yourself and others.
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I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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Where I'm focused now is how I get more women leaders. We decided not to just look outside the company for great women to hire, but to help women rise up through the ranks internally.
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The man who has his millions will want everything he can lay his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day.
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My children are magical creatures and I love them to death.
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Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.
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I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
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I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
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Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian.
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Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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The independence project in Catalonia is... a peaceful revolution, carried out in suit, shirt, and tie.
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I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price.
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There are many females in my life I couldn't function on a daily basis without who I've purposely put there that work with me.
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My father prayed because he had a good friend with whom to share the problems of the day.
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I went to a lot of college camps when I was younger... You just admire those players because they're at a higher level than you at that time.
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Why should I retire? I'm like a fighter. The bell rings, and you come out and fight.
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Maybe not having time to think is not having the wish to think.
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Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.
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Speak your name And I'll feel a thrill. You said I do, And I said I will.I tell you that I'll stay true, And give you just a little time. Wait on me baby, I want you to be all mine. I just get so blue.Since you've been gone, baby (why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?)
