Black musicians were either trying to be American or trying to play down their Caribbean roots.

Music and fashion really do go hand in hand. This is even going back to the reggae days.

It is better to find your own faults and rectify them than to find thousands of faults in others.

We don't teach flowers to bloom

Why would I make one woman so miserable when I can make so many women very happy?

The land of milk and honey, they say it is the land of money.

People love honesty. Honesty is medicinal, I think. It makes people feel less lonely in the world.

Lie. Put down on paper the most interesting lies you can imagine. . .and then make them plausible.

I do write a lot of children's songs, and I'm going to do a children's television show, which also means I'll be doing a lot of albums. So I do hope my future will hold a lot of things for children.

Making the landlord and the tenant the same person has certain advantages, as that the tenant pays no rent, while the landlord does a little work.

Truth and honesty is my thing.

We must remember that one of the most insidious ways of keeping women and minorities powerless is to let them only talk about harmless and inconsequential subjects.