"As government increases in quantity, our lives decrease in quality."

“Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got.”

“You could put on monkeys jumping up and down and get bigger numbers than MSNBC.”

“I don't think I'm such an amazing person who needs to be written about.”

“White folk done took this country. You're in their home, and they're gonna let you know it.You are not now, nor have you ever been, nor will you ever be a brother to white folk and if you do not realize that, you are in serious trouble.”

“I listen to my body, I give it things it wants and I eliminate things it doesn't want.”

Source : "My body & soul". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. August 16, 2008.

“Behold now this vast city [London]; a city of refuge, the mansion-house of liberty, encompassed and surrounded with His protection.”

“I think it's a trial balloon to see what happens, and I'm not impressed with it.”

“At the heart of all things is love.”