I was born and raised in St. Louis, and this little town, eight blocks away, place no one ever heard of, a black man there commands the attention of the world for months? That ain't my world.

Love is man's natural endowment, but he doesn't know how to use it. He refuses to recognize the power of love because of his love of power.

If all you can do is judge a person by their appearance, because you don't have the spirit to judge someone from within, you're in trouble.

The most difficult thing to get people to do is to accept the obvious.

One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.

Education means to bring out wisdom. Indoctrination means to push in knowledge.

Fear and God do not occupy the same space.

I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.

When I tune into my beautiful self, I get happiness. Everything in the universe belongs to me.

I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man.

Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.

There is dignity in work only when it is work freely accepted.

I'm actually pretty good with computers. I use computers when I'm working on making and producing music, so I do know a thing or two!

Saying sulfates do not cause acid rain is the same as saying that smoking does not cause lung cancer.

Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don't have a passport.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people.

Plan for the worst, expect the best.

Some people do get nervous about cooking for me, others just get extremely irritated by my interfering.

I risked getting my tyres nicked by going to Robbie Fowler's home in Liverpool!

The citric acid in lemon juice makes it perfect for bleaching, disinfecting and cutting through grease. And olive oil is a great alternative to furniture polish.