If i can't have what i want . . . then my job is to want what i've got and be satisfied that at least there is something more to want

One stands, in fact, in awe of the Constitution of the United States, though it is an idea and not quite a reality.

A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it.

You have to use what you have in order to get what you need and the people can not be rich unless somebody is rich. The Hip-Hop generation has carried more people with it than any other enterprise Black Americans have had.

Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. No sugared drinks, no fast type food.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I wish that she had had a black loon because I don't think that Nina [Simone] did. I have always had - I've been very fortunate - a group of little old ladies that I love and who love me, and who turned and to whom I turn at different times.