When you believe in things that you don't understand, then you suffer.

As a matter of fact, wherever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world.

My mother told me, if you call yourself 'Little' Stevie Wonder, you'd better be as good as Little Willie John.

Heaven help the man who kicks the man who has to crawl.

You can't hear me? Read my lips!

Many years ago, but not so long ago, there were those who said, 'Well, you have three strikes against you: You're black, you're blind and you're poor,' But God said to me, 'I will make you rich in the spirit of inspiration, to inspire others as well as create music to encourage the world to a place of oneness and hope, and positivity.' I believed Him and not them.

Those yesterdreams were just a cruel and foolish game we used to play, yester-me, yester-you, yesterday.