My mission has always been to do something that suits everybody.

If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.

I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins.

When you love what you do, it pays off, and that's the best reward you could have.

The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love.

If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it.

It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive.

I just follow great people. If you want to play like a pro, you learn from the pros.

I'm using more energy than ever.

Frustrations are going to be there in every profession you're in.

Isaac Hayes told me once, 'There's no such thing as old-school. Either you went to school or you didn't.'

If we can write or sing or create in some way, even when we are dealing with difficulties or pain, then it becomes something bigger than ourselves — and often beautiful.

She is drowned already, sir, with salt water, though I seem to drown her remembrance again with more.

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

I'll protect you. I'll stand by you if anything happens.

Although I've watched myself making the transition from being a girl to being a woman, I still feel 15 years old. My reflection disagrees.

english doesn't borrow from other languages. english follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

I remember everything I know even the most superficial things. And what comes out is in my canvases.

Savour your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.

Never knew a man not to be improved by a dog.

When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat.