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.

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

Thank God for the journey.

I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people.

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

Takes a man or a woman to say I'm sorry, and it takes a fool to walk away.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience.