That was an idea of the record company, and also that was my first album after MCA and we wanted to come back with a strong album that would be notic….

The things I'm saying in my records are always me. I write about things in my life that I'm experiencing. When you hear the personal meaningful recor….

Once the call of God comes to you, start going and never stop..

We skim over the surface thoughtlessly. But we must acknowledge that thinking well is a time-consuming process. We can't expect instant results. We h….

In general, an ideal partner is (a) open and nondefensive, (b) honest and nonduplicitous, (c) affectionate and easy-going, (d) mentally and physicall….

Perfection is a theory. You cannot be a perfect human being, perfect artist. You cannot be a perfect husband, you cannot be a perfect father probably….

I've never been competitive with anybody but myself..

Any group of persons – prisoners, primitives, pilots, or patients – develop a life of their own that becomes meaningful, reasonable and normal once y….

Sadly, God mentions no crowned nags in Proverbs..

If you share information widely, but you present that information in ways that fits your own view, you're actually still misrepresenting. So instead ….

What is not possible is not to choose..

All of nature begins to whisper its secrets to us through its sounds. Sounds that were previously incomprehensible to our soul now become the meaning….

You are here to experience life, not to escape from it..

Live constructively and live optimistically..

There's not a word in the Quran or the Hadith that requires that women cover their faces. To the contrary, the only requirement is that they uncover ….

Once you'd resolved to go, there was nothing to it at all..

If you're not excited by it, why do you do it?.

I feel much more emotion than I did before, and more meaningful emotion and richer emotion than when I was manic. I'm able to experience meaningful t….

The UN Declaration of Human Rights laid down what any person might reasonably expect, yet there are remarkably few people who enjoy these rights. Wit….

I ain't from Africa. I'm from St. Louis..

I've been through a lot as far as love..