Once you're a Motown artist, you're always a Motown artist

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day

I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

If you feel like loving me, if you've got the notion, I second that emotion.

The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures.

Songwriting is my gift from God

One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth

Mistakes, I know I've made a few. But I'm only human, you've made mistakes, too.

I will bring you a flower from the floor of the sea to wear in your hair.

Now if I appear to be carefree it's only to camouflage my sadness. In order to keep my pride I try to cover the hurt with a show of gladness.

I made my name”. What does this mean? It means that a man has successfully graduated through the process of inner self-development

Looking up at that starry sky gave him the creeps: it was too big, too black. It was all too possible to imagine it turning blood-red, all too possible to imagine a Face forming in lines of fire.

What you don't do can be a destructive force.

I don't understand referees. It appears like some players can't even be touched, but in my case, everyone can hit me as hard as they can.

It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.

Hermione turned and beamed at Harry; her eyes, too, were full of tears. ‘…then I declare you bonded for life.

If God were not to test us, there would be no patience.

Free speech is a great idea, but were in a war.

I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.

I've made a lot of people a lot of money, and I've made a lot of people really happy. I've entertained millions and millions of people.