John say's it's James who started first, James tells the story in reverse. I drag my belt from off me waist, you should have heard dem screaming round de place.

Each and every one of you has the power, the will and the capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live in

Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s anchor. We are the compass for humanity’s conscience.

In the gun game, we are the most hunted. The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation flows mostly from the bodies of our black children.

I am who I am despite what America has put before me. I am who I am despite the obstacles that we have all faced based upon race and based upon social and spiritual humiliation.

You can cage the singer but not the song.

Art in its highest form is art that serves and instructs society and human development.

Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.

These children and their parents know that getting an education is not only their right, but a passport to a better future - for the children and for the country.

We've come to this dark time in which the new Gestapo of Homeland Security lurks here, where citizens are having their rights suspended.

Where is the raised voice of black America? Why are we mute?

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

A princess always takes care that her words are honeyed, for she may have to eat them

I have to believe it’s right to be a warm voice, a companion if I can be, as soon as ever I find a friend.

Running a farm is about solving a problem, and that's always interesting to me. But it's a constant process.

If materialistic knowledge is power, it is not wisdom. It is but a blind force.

There is no way our little minds can comprehend the love of God. But that didn't keep him from coming.

I wish I had known that it's OK to stand up for myself. That it's also OK to not be liked but to be respected, and I always want to be liked.

What a childhood I had. Once on my birthday my ol' man gave me a bat. The first day I played with it, it flew away.

How we see the world changes all the time. It all depends on our mood.

I don't like traveling, period. I like being at places and I like going places, but I don't like forms of transportation.