A friend to me has no race, no class and belongs to no minority. My friendships were formed out of affection, mutual respect and a feeling of having something strong in common. These are eternal values that cannot be racially classified. This is the way I look at race.

[Answering the phone] Hello, this is a recording, you've dialed the right number, now hang up and don't do it again.

Rock 'n Roll: The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.

People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it.

That's life,and I can't deny it/Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it.

Don't get even, get mad.

The best is yet to come and won't that be fine.