"We need to be generous with the women following in our footsteps in the hope that they will be generous with us."

“Art is a journey of discovery.”

“Stevie Wonder used to come the ball games and they would have a guy sitting with him. And the guy would be holding on to his arm, telling him what's going on, and he would say, "Hey, the big chocolate guy just put down a thunder dunk. The chocolate guy with another monster dunk." And Stevie Wonder actually gave me the nickname Chocolate Thunder.”

Source : "Dime Q&A: Darryl Dawkins Reveals The Origin of His Nickname And Recalls His First Dunk". Uproxx Interview, uproxx.com. August 4, 2011.

“No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments.”

“That raises a terrible question. How is it that people who are quite obviously eaten up with Pride can say they believe in God and appear to themselves very religious? I am afraid it means they are worshiping an imaginary God.”

“We can't make people better by trying to eliminate their weaknesses, but we can help then perform better by building on their strengths.”

“Everything I was feeling, all the hurt and the pain and the emotion I was going through, I put into my music.”

“The seeds of Illumination's origin sprang from an idea lead singer Philip Bailey had of collaborating with new generation of soul artists for his next solo album. The idea of illumination is vibrant and positive. Earth Wind Fire collaborating with the new soul movement made sense because the thrust of their music is still about playing instruments and utilizing vintage sounds, only in today's setting.”

“I don't understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion by CEOs who cannot talk their way out of a paper bag and don't care to.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.