All God's children need traveling shoes.

Blacks concede that hurrawing, jibing, jiving, signifying, disrespecting, cursing, even outright insults might be acceptable under particular conditions, but aspersions cast against one's family call for immediate attack.

Creativity or talent, like electricity, is something I don't understand but something I'm able to harness and use.

All knowledge is spendable currency, depending on the market.

We need to not be in denial about what we've done, what we've come through. It will help us if we all do that.

I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment.

Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.