When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
I have a cultured manner of speaking.
I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they're not alone.
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
It's a good time for black people to be alive.
I'm sorry that I did not become the world's first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.