There is only consciousness. There is no individual apart from consciousness who is conscious.
I was washing dishes at the Greyhound bus station at the time and I said, 'Awap bop a lup bop a wop bam boom, take 'em out!'
I never heard nobody in my audience call me any kind of names.
I've never seen the devil create music.
And I don't get down on nobody else for doing whatever else they do. To each his own.
And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female.
I think that a man should be caring.
Simplify, simplify, simplify.
I spent the past week here in India getting a sense of the reality of HIV and AIDS in people's lives. Fathers and mothers are dying, leaving children with no support. Stigma and discrimination is ruining the family lives. There is an urgent need for education, information, and increased awareness of HIV and AIDS. The response needs to be now. We cannot afford to become fatigued.
It's great to be strong but strength is nothing without having compassion.
I do find that most fans are aware of my writing career and have known my real name for many years.