“Change your words into truths and then change that truth into LOVE.”

The way the world is right now, we need more love.

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.

You know, I have seven children, so I guess I know some things about life.

There are people who have let the problems of today lead them to conclude that for them life is not the way.

Hate knows that love is the cure.

Music can measure how broad our horizons are. My mind wants to see to infinity.

A frowning face can’t bring out the beauty that you are.

What I’m not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.

Oh, thank you love With all my heart and soul I thank you love Each day that comes and goes I thank you love I thank you ’cause you gave me true love

Through the ages all great men have taught truth and happiness can’t be bought.

We have to have pride in not just one people but all people.

Many of us feel we walk alone without a friend, Never communicating with the one who lives within.

We can’t live in a place of fear.

There’re songs to make you smile, there’re songs to make you sad. But with a happy song to sing it never seems as bad.

You are the sunshine of my life That’s why I’ll always be around, You are the apple of my eye, Forever you’ll stay in my heart.

When you feel your life’s too hard, just go have a talk with God. Well, he’s the only free psychiatrist that’s known throughout the world.

Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.

I do not think I reinvent myself. Wearing my hair differently or changing my style of dress is playing dress-up. I don’t take it too seriously.

We all know the leopard can’t change his stripes.

The moral imperative to make big changes is inescapable…that what we take for granted may not be here for our children

Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.

But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There’s a song that says, “the time ain’t long.” That song is right. Something has got to change in America-and change soon. We must help that change to come.

President Obama attacks success and therefore under President Obama we have less success and I will change that.

I honestly believe going independent is the future. Social is changing, Spotify is changing, everything is changing.