In my day, we didn’t have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody over the head and took the money. But today, all this cocaine and crack, it doesn’t give kids a chance.
BARRY WHITEI went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.
More Barry White Quotes
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I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said ‘Good morning’ to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.’
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Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
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If you were a young kid, 19, 20 years old who has two children and a third one on the way and refuses to leave them.
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When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.
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We are all gods, all forces of nature. We can destroy, we can build. We are like oceans and like fires.
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I’ll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
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I’m very happy with this new record. It’s dealing with different aspects of love-it’s me making a statement about people doing something with their lives. It is about caring for others.
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It’s ecstasy when you’re laying down next to me.
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I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.
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The women used the music to get their men to relate to them better: “talk to me, tell me what’s on your mind.”
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We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It’s just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it makes me smile.
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I’ve always loved War’s Low Rider and Sly Stone’s Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.
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As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.
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I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn’t see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.
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I’m never gonna quit, cause quitting’ just ain’t my schtick.
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