We believe that the Honorable Elijah Mohammed is the apostle of Allah, God, but I'm only a helper and a minister of his.

I am so mean I've handcuffed lightnin' and thrown thunder in jail.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

When a chivalrous man makes an oath, he is faithful to it, and when he attains power, he spares his enemy.

It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

The fact is I never was too bright in school. I just barely graduated. I had a D- average. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do principals make a month?