I just thank God for all of the blessings.

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.

You're like a dull knife, it just ain't cutting.

I used to play one job and have 125 pair of shoes on the floor. What was I doing? I couldn't wear but one pair.

Everybody over there, get on up. Everybody out there, get into it. Everybody right there, get involved.

Thank God for the journey.

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.