A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favorite part of the business – live concerts.
There’s one thing worse than being boring. It is to be immoral
A good breakfast can save the day.
Everything sounds deep when you don’t read books.
Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.
I can’t give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: Try to please everybody.
And what happens when you go away? When life’s shirt gets too short? Where is the common thread? You have to become something!
When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
I’ve never given myself a lot of credit because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself – when I got divorced and took control of my life.
It is only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize that there is always a way to solve problems without using violence.
Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.
A true master stands up when he cannot.
We do two shows a night for five weeks. A lotta times we’ll go upstairs and sing until daylight – gospel songs. We grew up with it…It more or less puts your mind at ease. It does mine.
I’ve never worried about my color. I never had the black thing. If the whole world was like this, maybe there would be more harmony and love. Maybe it is. I don’t have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.
Even when your life seems most monotonous, what you do is always of real value — and importance to your fellow men.
One must have a big nose to be able to smell something.
The one who comes first to the mill gets milled first
Whoever said “it’s not just about winning” probably said it after losing.
They say it’s the white man I should fear, but it’s my own kind doing all the killing here.
Idleness is the root of all art
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
When it’s hurting you that’s when you can make a difference.
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.
In a rain of dollar bills, anything can be done