I saw my hometown burning that day..

Obama, he wouldn't have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been in that situation, n….

Waking up sober is a good day. I love being able to wake up and do positive things, to go to the gym..

As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run..

I don't see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it's not making a differe….

It's happening right now... it's just not on film, it's not being recorded..

Anybody can get bigheaded once they know the seat cannot be pulled out from under them..

I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint..

Why can't we all just get along?.

I'm a religious person. I remember my mom told me: 'Vengeance belongs to God. It's up to him to wreak vengeance.' It's hard for me to get to that poi….

We could all get along if we just hang out at iSurfing..

Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history..

I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own hou….

I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me..

What I've learned to do is arrest my addiction - arrest it myself, so I don't get arrested..

People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I should have seen life like that and stay out of troub….

For a long time, sure, I was letting the pressure of being Rodney King get to me. It ain't easy. Even now, I walk into a place wondering, 'What peopl….

We wouldn't be as far along as a country if we didn't take on some of Martin Luther King's ways that he instilled in us..

You know, before when (the police went) to work, they used to be like, 'I'm gonna kick somebody's ass today and so I hope I can catch somebody in a b….

As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up ….

When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I want to leave in peace. I want to have peace in my heart..