There had been lots of crises in my life. And there was plenty of spunk and battle cry still left in me.

Basically there is no difference between whites and blacks, browns and yellows. I decided to think no more of people as Northerners and Southerners.

Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk.

We are all gifted. That is our inheritance.

We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can.

I am somebody cause God don't make no junk

Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise.

Only those who are being burned know what fire is like.

Today or any day that phone may ring and bring good news.

There was one emotional outlet my people always had when they had the blues. That was singing.

All the men in my life have been two things: an epic and an epidemic.

Don't constantly make angry your wife. Once she throws you out of her heart, there is no appeal

These things sneak up on him for no reason, these flashes of irrational happiness. It's probably a vitamin deficiency.

Strangers were a fairytale full of possibilities not yet corrupted by reality while caregivers were the reality – and everything that couldn't be counted upon.

I have what I need. This is enough.

For one man to gain another must lose

Self belief, Wise choice and Karma are the three main ingredients of Winners.

I keep the "ThunderCats" thermos safely in the kitchen.

Theory provides the maps that turn an uncoordinated set of experiments or computer simulations into a cumulative exploration.

We all deal with issues of time. The first thing you do in the morning is look at the clock to see what time it is.

I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.