Our Silence Is Deafening And Deadly.

My Expectations Of Other People, I Double Them On Myself.

My Music Wasn't Written By Mozart, Beethoven, Bach Or Schubert. It's Written By God And Me. They Go "a One And A Two And Up." We Start On The Downbeat. Bam! And That's Where We Got Them.

I Used To Play One Job And Have 125 Pair Of Shoes On The Floor. What Was I Doing? I Couldn't Wear But One Pair.

Retire For What? What Would I Do? I Made My Name As A Person That Is Helping. I'm Like Moses In The Music Business.

Don't Terrorize. Organize. Don't Burn. Give Kids A Chance To Learn . . . The Real Answer To Race Problems In This Country Is Education. Not Burning And Killing. Be Ready. Be Qualified. Own Something. Be Somebody. That's Black Power.