I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated.

As long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train'

Love, peace and soul.

There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything.

When you come up with a good idea, you dont have to do a whole lot. The idea does it for you.

It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough to try a musical instrument in school.

The 'Soul Train' legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to 'Soul Train's' millions of fans. After years of offers, I feel the time is now finally right to pass the torch.

Soul Train' was developed as a radio show on television. It was the radio show that I always wanted and never had.

I am just convinced that people want to see people on TV who are more like themselves.

When I have a job to do, time means nothing. I lose patience with people who work on a clock.

Do one thing but do it well

A woman will endure many wounds in her lifetime, but the betrayal of a friend is one of the most difficult to overcome.

What do you do when you’re in a room of vampires and the most dangerous one tells you that youknow too much? You bolt. What did I do? I hyperventilated.

I can't think of anything I'd rather have more than somebody lovin' me.

That's what I'm about -- getting engaged. Too many people don't wade in the mud with the politicians.

Everybody said Peyton Place would be a mistake.

While the right friends are near us, we feel that all is well. Our everyday life blossoms suddenly into bright possibilities.

When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.

Vegas is the most extreme and allegorical of American settlements, bizarre and beautiful in its venality and in its devotion to immediate gratification.

I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much.