I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick.

Don't let nobody take care of your business better than you.

My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names.

Papa didn't cuss, he didn't raise a whole lot of fuss. But when we did wrong, Papa beat the hell out of us.

I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use

I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick.

Some like them fat, some like them tall, some like them short, skinny legs and all. I like them all.