People always want to ask me about my drug problem - I never had a drug problem; I had a self-esteem problem!

There's nothing to compare to live music, there just isn't anything.

That's why you find a lot of entertainers are insecure, because it's the perfect camouflage for insecurity.

I had a fear of being alone.

Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.

The scripture that God used to save me was Isaiah 7.14, which today is still my favourite verse in the Bible.

God allows circumstances to build us up. God has got our back.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong.

All through my young life I wanted to sing, although nobody in my family knew it.

I've got all my life to live and I've got all my love to give

When I'm on stage, all is right with the world.

Repentance leads to rebirth.

Truth could never be wholly contained in words.

I try to be kind to people, to treat them with respect. And I'm proud of that.

It's not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It's particularly hard when you want them to see things your way.

We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.

Racial prejudices are indication of a disturbed and potentially unstable society.

I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.

I make a living out of being pompous! Why should I change?

Not writing would be like going the rest of your life without having dreams.

It would be against all nature for all the Negroes to be either at the bottom, top, or in between. We will go where the internal drive carries us like everybody else. It is up to the individual.