Any woman who has a great deal to offer the world is in trouble. And if she's a black woman, seh's in deep trouble.

Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom? If we can't go hand in hand, I don't want to go.

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people.

I've always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know, because you're not responsible for your gift, only for what you do with it.

There's only one free person in this society, and he is white and male.

If you reach for something and find out it's the wrong thing, you change your program and move on.

I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts.

There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know the reason by then.

There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they were born and it's a marvelous thing if you know the reason by then.

Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom?

Be Good-Do Good-Be One

He took his pain and turned it into something beautiful. Into something that people connect to. And that's what good music does. It speaks to you. It changes you.

Whoever has hatred toward someone is that hatred.

Do not keep the slanderer away, treat him with affection and honor:Body and soul, he scours all clean, babbling about this and that.

All failures - neurotics, psychotics, criminals, drunkards, problem children, suicides, perverts, and prostitutes - are failures because they are lacking in social interest

You've got two options: Tap or SNAP !!!

If you don't understand it, don't mess with it.

A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.

Animals should be treated the same as you would a kid. Would you want someone just to walk up and skin your kid? Hell no!

Before there was Ronald Reagan there was Barry Goldwater, and before there was Barry, there was National Review , and before there was National Review there was Bill Buckley with a spark in his mind.