What is socially irresponsible, once again, is just all my opinion. But there are things that I don't think are cool.

The worst disease in the world is hate. And the cure for hate is love.

The songs that I've written about Africa, and AIDS and HIV and about the power of humanitarian love, those songs, I'm gonna sing them because I know that it's real.

It doesn't cost a thing to smile.

I decided that instead of apologizing for having a lot to say, I wanted to create a format where people would come to hear me sing and speak.

I'm African American, I'm a lot of other things, a musician and an artist. But that woman part holds the most pain for me. And therefore, obviously, the most lessons.

Tolerance is the seed, and the gift of pure acceptance is the tree