I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any art form, you can misuse it.

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.

We left you there, lonely, Beauty your power, Wisdom your watchman, To hold the clay tower.from 'The Tale of the Tiger Tree

Sticking to one person for a lifetime is not a waste of time or lack of better ones, it means you've found your place of eternity.

The greatest modern error is not to proclaim that God died, but to believe that the devil has died.

The quickest way is sometimes the longest.

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.

The union Christ had with the Father was the greatest that we can conceive of in this life-if indeed we can conceive of it.

I just wanted to write something about running, but I realized that to write about my running is to write about my writing. It's a parallel thing in me.

You might be a redneck if your house doesn't have curtains, but your truck does.

Sometimes we have to leave home in order to find out what we left there, and why it matters so much.

Look, I am very competitive.