The version of cosmopolitanism that I favor is exactly about balancing universality and difference. Many people who believe rightly in universality, ….

Even a low-budget film costs way more money than a high-priced record. So, it's mo' money, mo' problems. When you have more money, it just creates mo….

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get the music first. And who I am isn't that important. If they like the songs to….

I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led to those who help us most to grow If ….

Bloggers are people too you rappers!.

If people are saying you’re wrong that’s probably a good sign that you’re a genius..

I always say the first sign of a good idea is a lot of people not believing in it. I can tell you this right now, if you have an idea that makes comp….

The rewards go to the risk-takers, those who are willing to put their egos on the line and reach out to other people and to a richer, fuller life for….

Young people are thoughtless as a rule..

Never allow the circumstances of your life to become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make t….

Treat people you do business with as if they were a part of your family..

I want the music to be heard as close to when I made it, as much as possible. I don't want to get into some "future of the music industry" thing, or ….

There isa stigma associated with incontinence, so many people never mention it to their doctors or seek treatment. In reality, fecal incontinence is ….

If people want capital gains taxed more like the highest rate on income, that's a good discussion. Maybe that's the way to help close the deficit..

People have said I'm the candidate of anger. Well, we have a right to be angry. We lost 3 million jobs. We lost our place as the moral leader of the ….

Surround yourself with positive people and positive influences..

Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people..

When you're pregnant, people feel like they can come up and give you unsolicited advice. When I was nine months pregnant, this one woman came up and ….

Oprah was not somebody who was telling us what to do, she wasn't really teaching us like so many people we see today. With Oprah, she was learning an….

I'm inspired by everything that I encounter, from the environment to people to other songs, movies and artists..

We’re face to face with images all the time in a way that we never have been before... Young people need to understand that not all images are there ….