Vulnerability is power.

I dance for no reason, for reasons you can't dance, Call me an activist of intellectualized circumstance You can't learn my steps until you unlearn your thoughts Spirit, soul, can't be store-bought.

the greatest Americans have not been born yet they are waiting patiently for the past to die

You can travel through literature, and you can expand your mind through literature. It's so cheap to buy that kind of ticket.

The only reason I've been so critical of hip-hop is because I've always been aware of the effect that it has, and the reflection that it gives of the African-American community.

I think that heartbreak is a good thing.

Legislation won't necessarily start a riot. But the right song can make someone pick up a chair.