No. What would I look like fighting for equality with the white man? I don't want to go down that low. I want the true democracy that'll raise me and that white man up raise America up.

You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap.

Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off.

When I liberate myself, I liberate others. If you don't speak out ain't nobody going to speak out for you.

Never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over.

Nobody's free until everybody's free.

Black people know what white people mean when they say “law and order”.

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.

I feel sorry for anybody that could let hate wrap them up. Ain't no such thing as I can hate anybody and hope to see God's face.

With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that's what really happens.

Righteousness exalts a nation. Hate just makes people miserable.

Sometimes success demands a certain refined insanity.

Life has no destination, it is a journey to see the beauty.

Television has always been a conversation. Movies come along and they're kind of like three-ring circuses, and there's a new one next week.

With each game I play, each season I play, everyone would agree with me, I'm running out of chances.

I compare it to being in a car accident. There's so much adrenaline rushing through you that you remember being in the accident but you don't remember any of the details.

We're putting a lot of pressure on ourselves for this second album and so we want to make it as great as we possibly can.

We live in a climate of fear, and because of this whole ideology of consumption almost to the point of religion.

Centuries have not worm-eaten the solidity of this ancient furniture of the mind.

The one strongest, most important part of my game is that I want to be the best. I won't accept anything less that that. My ability to concentrate and work toward hat goal has been my greatest asset.

Did you know, I'm still in love with this blue sky until forever and ever, eternally.