Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.

As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states' cities.

Those Grizzlies are more like pandas.

I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble.

Well, all I can say is that people know I'm not saying anything out of malice.

I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said 'Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.' And I said, 'Mom, I'm rich.'

I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my power not to screw it up.