#franklin

I've been getting into different gospel artists; Aretha Franklin is someone I've been listening to a lot of. ↗

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Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so. ↗

— Pete du Pont

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As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mahalia Jackson. It was truly spiritual. It made you understand what God was. We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

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The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin's. ↗

— Marianne Faithfull

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There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was. ↗

— Peabo Bryson

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Historically, when Americans don't know what to do next, they go to Paris. Benjamin Franklin is like: 'What am I going to do now? I'll go to Paris!' ↗

— Craig Ferguson

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Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe. ↗

— Whitney Houston

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My ultimate film role would be to play the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. ↗

— Jennifer Hudson

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Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues. ↗

— Gaylord Nelson

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Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power to affect change. ↗