Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn . . . The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning and killing. Be ready. Be qualified. Own something. Be somebody. That's Black Power.

Tell the politicians and the hustlers: live and let live.

I've got soul and I'm super bad.

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

You're like a dull knife, just ain't cuttin', just talkin' loud and saying nothing

Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.

Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days.