I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.

Every day has its emotional difficulties. I miss my mother whether I'm singing her music or not.

Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was.

Music is one of the ways by which you can know everything which is going on in the world. You can feel... through music... Whew... you can feel the vibrations of everybody in the world at any given moment.

I do not believe in mixing of the races. You can quote me. I don't believe in it, and I never have. I've never changed. I've never changed my hair. I've never changed my color, I have always been proud of myself, and my fans are proud of me for remaining the way I've always been. I married a white man one time, but he was a creep

I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.

You've got to learn to leave the table When love's no longer being served".