Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

- James Brown

Tell the politicians and the hustlers: live and let live.

- James Brown

I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use

- James Brown

I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.

- James Brown

In our advanced technological age, most people deny the possibility of miracles.... Miracles don't happen, we are told, because they contravene the l…

- James Brown

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.

- James Brown

I've got soul and I'm super bad.

- James Brown

Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn . . . The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning a…

- James Brown

You got to use what you got to get just what you want.

- James Brown