You walk out in the street, we don't know if we're going to get across. It's a test.

Every form of true education trains the student in self-reliance

Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth.

You can see in our churches most of the males are pastors. Most of the deacons are males. But if the woman withdrew her support from our churches, you'd have to close the doors.

People get overwhelmed with folklore as fact. Take the Exodus. The Exodus did not occur. It could not have occurred. Wasn't necessary for it to occur. The Jews walked into Africa over a 16-mile land until they built the Suez Canal - that land is still there. Why would they have to leave by the sea. They didn't come by the sea. Certain people think you are against their religion when you use common sense.

I think that Jesus-dependency has taken over our minds, and too many of our institutions.

A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.