So rather than really have, like a close relationship to anything that's coming out today, people are just, they've got it on as background music. It's kind of the same way the cabdrivers use music; it's very disposable. But, that doesn't mean there aren't a great number of artists who are doing things to change that.

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like "Who on top of this?

What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.

Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination.