I don't regret any decisions I've made in my life.

Sometimes the best things are right in front of you; it just takes some time to see them.

Talent like Michael's is rare. I feel so privileged to have known him and so look forward to honouring his memory in what is going to be the biggest and only tribute to this great showman.

If all I do in my life is soothe someone's spirit with a song , then let me do that and I'm happy.

You could have told me yourself that you found someone else, instead I heard it through the grapevine.

Soul is just that inner spirit. I use that inner spirit for whatever it is I do.

I always kind of thought I want to be a good person, I want to be right to my fellow men and love them like were supposed to.

Well, I never danced with the 'Pips' - they didn't let me dance!

When you pay your money to see me, I want you to have the best concert you can have from me.

I had some great mentors as I was coming up and starting to sing so early - I've been singing since I was four.

I was surprise to see the world didn't stop just cause my boy did.

We do have some capacity to determine how things evolve, and how we evolve, individually and as a community or race. That’s a tremendous freedom and a tremendous responsibility.

Sometimes in football you have to hold your hand up and say, yeah, they're better than us.

The most mighty of nature's laws is this, that out of Death she brings Life.

If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up.

Children can be happy when their parents are miserable. But a parent is never happier than her unhappiest child.

You've got to remember that it's a two horse race. So when the Government is doing badly the Opposition is doing better and vice versa.

Number one house rule of pool: don't lose in your own house.

I've got my one area I work in and I want to educate people about autism and I also want to improve, you know, animal handling and transport and make a real change out in the field on the ground.

I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less.