B. J. Cole Quotes

I went to Princeton in the fall of 1930 as a half-time instructor.

For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again.

How I have walked... day after day, and all alone, to see if there was not something among the old things which was new!

The discipline of daily devotion to God undergirds decisions.

I am an American citizen and feel I am entitled to the same rights as any other citizen.

Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become

Now: heaven knows, anything goes.

Sin is still sin - no matter how you spell it.

The Supreme Court is having a hard time integrating schools. What chance do I have to integrate audiences?

Have empathy, gratitude and respect for every position in the company.

Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money.

The music becomes more pure and soulful when it's true, and it has to be true these days with the way the internet works, and the way the game works, everyone wants authentic raps.

Focus on things that are small enough to change, but big enough to matter

I argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn't understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs.

If you want to buy my wares Follow me and climb the stairs... Love for sale.

I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.

When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm.

I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy.

If folks can learn to be racist, then they can learn to be anti racist. If being sexist ain't genetic, then, dad gum, people can learn about gender equality.

I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop But if baby I'm the bottom, you're the top.

Sad times May follow your tracks, Bad times May bar you from Saks, Add times When Satan in slacks Breaks down your self control.

No matter what barbershop you go to, there's always that guy who's just hanging around and doesn't do much, but knows everything that's going on in the community.

If I could be good at any sport, it'd be javelin. I know a few people I would love to throw a spear at.

Fear attracts attack.

Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.

a college education I would never propose - a bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clothes

The ills of discrimination are still with us. We have to continue the tenacity and vigilance of the 1960s. Racial understanding is not something we find; it's something we create.

Don't believe the things you tell yourself late at night.

It's not the people in the South who create racial problems - it's the people who are governing.

You can change an outfit, you can outfit change, or both.

The yoke you wear determines the burden you bear.

A ton of prayer will never produce what an ounce of obedience will.

When you're a plebeian you want success, and when you're successful you want to be a plebeian again

How you see the world depends on how you look.

I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long enough to wrap around my face. I used to chew on the end and bite it.

I love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles.

I met Will Smith twice. I didn't talk to him for too long but I was trying to let him know that my age group grew up watching him - he was the coolest guy on television and the coolest guy in movies.

School is a good place - it ain't for everybody, but I think it's for most people.

I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.

I got the message. All of us get the message, sooner or later. If you get it before it's too late or before you're too old, you'll pull through all right.

Inconsistencies in men are generally testimony to their immaturity.

I ... started out to become a jazz pianist; in the meantime I started singing and I sang the way I felt and that's just the way it came out.

I think if I did something in the pop world right now, it would be for Rihanna. I'd love to do something production wise for her.

Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.

I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.

I kinda like the idea of having an album that's all me.

racism is alive and doing too well in America.

Men and women have strengths that complement each other.

Men cannot make Scripture conform to their lifestyle; they must make their lifestyle conform to Scripture.

Success is mostly driven by how badly you want something and how well you partner with other great people. It has to do with how hungry you are.