Music played a large role in the survival of the black people in America — that and a sense of humor that just couldn't be enslaved.

Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.

Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

A girl's legs are her best friends...but even the best of friends must part.

This is the big one! You hear that, Elizabeth? I'm coming to join ya, honey!

What's the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches watches.

If you can see the handwriting on the wall... you're on the toilet.

The definition of indecent – when it’s in long, and it’s in hard, and it’s in deep – it’s in decent.

I feel sorry for people who don't drink or do drugs. Because someday they're going to be in a hospital bed, dying, and they won't know why.

I carry a knife now because I read in a white magazine that all black people carry knives. So I rushed out and bought me one.

I ain't from Africa. I'm from St. Louis.

Liberty and equality are captivating sounds, but they often captivate to destroy.

Giving never happens by accident. It's always intentional.

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends.

He had the appeal of a very young dog of a very large breed -- a kind of amiable absurdity.

Agility is the ability to adapt and respond to change … agile organizations view change as an opportunity, not a threat.

They thought I was crazy in Mexico when I said, 'I'm going to Hollywood.' Nobody thought I could make it.

God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.

You can never be too rich or too thin.

I love playing three, four times a week. That's what I've always wanted to do. In college we played Friday, Saturday, then had the whole week to think about it.