Someone like Jay-Z does have a timeless quality, but it's much different than ours. You can look back at something like "At the Hop" by Danny and the Juniors or the music that was on American Bandstand in the 1950s-'60s.

I encourage more blacks and people of color to get a passport. That's one way to help put people on an equal platform.

Try to master technology instead of it mastering you.

Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives.

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

Every time something tries to create respect with a machine it crumbles!

My advice to young people is ask older people questions and don't be afraid.