I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.

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.

Anti-intellectualism remains strongly entrenched in many parts of the church, but it is grounded in fear, not in faith. (p. 19)

I’m sorry I changed… life forced me to grow.

When one clings to the myth of superiority one must constantly overlook the virtues and abilities of others.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

If we want revivals, we must revive our reverence for the Word of God.

Surprise! The returns reported by mutual funds aren't actually earned by mutual fund investors.

It’s not in the nature of the lamb to mourn the lion.

When you are old, at evening candlelit, Beside the fire bending to your wool, Read out my verse and murmur, "Ronsard writ This praise for me when I was beautiful.

You only know who you think you are. You sort of feel like you could change at any minute.

The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.