A leader is someone whose actions have the most profound consequences on other people's lives, for better or worse, sometime forever and ever.
You have to learn and keep learning.
I don't see any independent position that I'm in; it's rather inter-dependent.
The truth is that in this country you here you're more likely to be harassed, hurt, or killed if you're a minister speaking about progress for Black people than if you are a sure enough revolutionary.
Oftentimes, the way it seems to be is that our artists in particular point themselves out as spokesmen for a certain constituency in a community, and thereby place themselves in that vulnerable position.
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution that takes place in your head, nobody will ever see that.
I'm disturbed because the doctors tell me I'm as sound as a dollar.
I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.
You don't feel a thing. There's just something missing. And once it gets hold of you, something more is missing every day. Soon there won't be anything left of us.
Being champion for me is gratification. The realisation that I am the best. Overall, I like being a leader, setting a good example. I like being part of the solution and not the problem. I hope people think that I'm representing #1 properly. I just got to keep improving because the only person who will beat me is myself.