I can't hang out as loose as I used to, but I can still go down Jefferson Avenue and look in the faces of winos, pimps and junkies, all the things I'm made of.

Funkers are people who dig the funk; Little funkers, Big funkers, Old funkers, Young funkers, Foxy funkers, Mother funkers, Papa funkers.

Whether you're rich or poor, life's still cold-blooded.

She's the kind you don't take home to mother.

My teacher said I would either be a hoodlum, or a great entertainer.

I just live one day at a time.

If anything I consider myself non-violent. I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy.

I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground... Kind of sort of.

You and I, we'll be together 'til the six is nine.

Off stage it's cool-out time. You can't funk and roll ALL the time.

Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all times, without inflicting mental or spiritual pain.

Like Mother Theresa, your greatness unfolds by the kindness you show to the weakest members of humanity.

Nature is as uniform as variant.

There are fit men everywhere, so I'm working my way through them, one at a time!

Animal research and testing has played a part in almost every medical breakthrough of the last century. It has saved hundreds of millions of lives worldwide.

We are always pregnant with a truer version of ourselves.

Don't mess with me! I'm a black-belt!

I'm always fully invested. It's a great feeling to be caught with your pants up.

The design of good houses requires an understanding of both the construction materials and the behavior of real humans.

Artists are rarely members of the popular crowd.

Aim for the top. There is plenty of room there. There are so few at the top it is almost lonely there.