说真话的最大好处是没有人会相信它。

成功不在于名声或奖项，而在于通过音乐触动人们的生活。

我是自猫王以来最糟糕的人，如此自私地利用黑人音乐来让自己富有。

作家必须是一个永远的外来者，一个所有权力的批评者。

A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. I think sometimes a black may think they don't have an advantage or this and that... I've said on one occasion, even about myself, if I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.