People in the age of [President] Obama don't dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That's for sure.

America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.

It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.

White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires ... We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was ... we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.

People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts. I think it gives a symbolic boost, as well as those shows do bring down some monetary investments in the city.

I haven't done the things I've done to be in a sitcom.