There's a million white people better qualified than a black man to be president of America.

Writers have always liked my stuff, pretty much. That's what I wanted - I think my goal wasn't to get rich and famous, necessarily, though I cared about that. I always thought, "Oh, this could be a hit," or "that will sell records." But the first thing I wanted was that people who knew a lot about music, or had taste-making qualities, they would like my stuff. Writers, people like that.

I like Public Enemy a great deal.

I'd like to explain why you fine young men had to be blown apart to defend this mud hole.

And the Lord said: I burn down your cities - how blind you must be. I take from you your children, and you say how blessed are we. You all must be crazy to put your faith in me. That's why I love mankind.

They don't respect us, so let's surprise them, we'll drop the big one, pulverize them.

We'll have a kid or maybe we'll rent one. He's got to be straight, we don't want a bent one.