Even the most racist person make a very painful racial comment, give him a smile. It's better than you take a weapon on him because he's just gonna go like, "Oh." He's just being stupid.

The music of the westerner comes from Africa, whether they like it or not. The majority of the instruments of the music, of the pop music, rock and roll, or R&B, hip hop, whatever it is, their roots trace back to Africa. So if you are black, white, yellow, or red, whatever you do, it doesn't matter, because your DNA is back in Africa.

You cannot be defined by your skin color, where you come from. The world is yours, embrace it.

With technology today you can sing like a frog and sound good. And then when you come on stage, what do you do. Some of those artists never toured, probably just hype.

Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart, and you can go anywhere.

My legacy is not only about legacy, it's about how we as a human family learn to live together within our difference.

Education is not something that the government invests in. Because if you invest in education, no politician can come and tell you something that doesn't make sense.