I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.

From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.

You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.

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 have a cultured manner of speaking.

I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life. I have a chance to live, as I've dreamed.

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