People think you have to go through a lot of changes to become a soul singer, You just have to go through life.

People shout out for songs and I don't even remember writing them.

I will play my part by singing the spirit into every open heart.

The bravest man in the universe Is the one who has forgiven first.

You gotta know when it's time to hang up. But when I finally go, let me go out on stage, my perfect ending. Don't let me go when I'm sick or asleep. Let me be in motion.

It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you.

I keep living life as it's dealt to me. Sometimes, it's not dealt 100 percent. Sometimes it's dealt on the low '30s.

Leave them wanting more and you know theyll call you back.

Across th street is a hell of a tester.

I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old.

You learn if you mind stay open. And once you can't learn no more, your mind must be closed. Life goes on and you keep growing, you know?

When you can quiet the fluctuations of your mind and drift into stillness & silence, you can finally hear the whispers of your heart… the whispers of god.

You can't be creative without criticism. If your life is without critics then maybe you are painting your life's masterpiece with only a broken brown crayon.

I do so hate to be forced to be anything than other than what I am.

I am not looking for board positions, I am looking for good governance.

It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.

The grey mare is the better horse.

I don't want to call myself a perfectionist because perfection is imperfection.

Physics is the only profession in which prophecy is not only accurate but routine.

It's not just the small-potatoes post-9/11 Homeland spending that feels a little off mission. It's the big-ticket stuff too.

The spirit of rebellion must live in Serbia. Only then will we know we are alive and not servants of a dictator.