There's a somebody I'm longing to see, I hope that he, turns out to be, someone to watch over me.

A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O.

Life is one long jubilee.

I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man- Who could ask for anything more?

One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.

Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.

What usually comes first is the contract.

But the age of miracles hadn't passed.

Holding hands at midnight 'Neath a starry sky... Nice work if you can get it And you can get it -- if you try.

I'm bidin' my time, 'Cause that's the kinda guy I'm.

The future of this nation, with the present generation, You must admit is nothing but a joke

Hard to say what's right when all I wanna do is wrong.

For ten thousand dollars, I'd endorse an opium pipe.

Time is your most important resource. You can do so much in ten minutes. Ten minutes; once gone is gone for good.

It is hidden but always present.

I love women, I think they're great.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.

Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

Still, it's clear that there are lots of people out there who are uncomfortable [about racism]. The Civil War was a long time ago but there are aspects of it that remain unsettled.

It's true that I've never had a burning desire to rebel against my parents.