When I was 13 I had a fake Id that said that I was 19. I was getting in all the clubs.

The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships.

Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.

My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood.

Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now.

I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager.

I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'

The dude in red's back at the pole, Up North where everything is cold. But if he were right here tonight, He'd say 'Merry Christmas! And to all, a good night!'

That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!

Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music.

The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.

Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness.

What strange creatures we are, to find silence peaceful, when permanent silence is the thing we most dread

When people have similar emotions, their faces also look similar!

If invisible people eat invisible food does invisible wind blow invisible trees?

Henry James said there isn't any difference between "the English novel" and "the American novel" since there are only two kinds of novels at all, the good and the bad.

People think we have coasted the last four years. We fought, we had a lot of battles. We've always had to battle.

A man or a woman who serves the country with all his or her heart stands on par with the tallest Congress-man.

Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.

Rich people think long-term. They balance their spending on enjoyment today with investing for freedom tomorrow.

People believe what they want to believe.