. . . a discontinuity, like a vacuum, is abhorred by nature.
There's only one free person in this society, and he is white and male.
Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom? If we can't go hand in hand, I don't want to go.
I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people.
I've always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know, because you're not responsible for your gift, only for what you do with it.
Any woman who has a great deal to offer the world is in trouble. And if she's a black woman, seh's in deep trouble.
I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts. We can either be ugly and contemptuous in our behavior, which will turn people off, or else we can carry ourselves with dignity and pride.
I've been lucky enough to primarily work for myself over the years.
Nothing but good times ahead.
The Golden Rule works like gravitation.
If you're interested in opening the doors to the heavens, start with the door to your own secret self. See what happens when you offer to another a glimpse of who you truly are. When your heart is undefended, you make it safe for whomever you meet to put down his burden of hiding, and then you both can walk through the open door.