All the things I've read in my school books about England and the Queen were okay, but my eyes are the greatest book in the world.

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.

Well, you don't get to do things that other children get to do, having friends and slumber parties and buddies. There were none of that for me. I didn't have friends when I was little. My brothers were my friends.

An artist should let his style evolve naturally, spontaneously.

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.

One day my dad said, "If you guys ever stop singing, I'll drop you like a hot potato." That's what he said. It hurt me. You don't say that to children and I never forgot it.

You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one.