The road to democracy is not a freeway. It is a toll road on which we pay by accepting and carrying out our civic responsibilities.

When you try hard to get something, but you gain nothing, this is what's called depression.

NOTHING IS GREATER THAN ITS SOURCE

If I have to have a past, then I prefer it to be multiple choice.

Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.

The first time that I came to Cannes, I think it was in 1953, I was 18 and unknown.

All eternity is in the moment.

I never advise anyone to sacrifice something else because of music, but then I don't see why they would have to anyway.

If you ask me to play myself, I will not know what to do. I do not know who or what I am.

I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back.

If we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET, and the BET Awards and the Image Awards, where you're only awarded if you're black.