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

- Aretha Franklin

Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.

- Aretha Franklin

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 thing…

- Aretha Franklin

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 co…

- Aretha Franklin

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

- Aretha Franklin

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

- Aretha Franklin

The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.

- Aretha Franklin

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

- Aretha Franklin

People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don't let that go to your head, whatever it is they give …

- Aretha Franklin