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 WHITEMama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
More Barry White Quotes
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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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There’s people making babies to my music. That’s nice.
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When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn’t swallow the hypocrisy.
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You’re the first, the last, and my everything and the answer to all my dreams. You’re my sun, my moon, my guiding star, my kind of wonderful, that’s what you are
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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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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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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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I’m so thankful that your mine, your sweetness is my weakness.
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Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
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A kid who was on welfare, because he refused to steal anybody’s property or take anybody’s money. You found life a lot tougher.
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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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Blacks own so little of the music business, it’s pathetic. But I see that changing soon. Black artists, black businessmen and women will unite.
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There’s a time when people give their words to each other it has to mean something. I’m a street cat. I’ve belonged in gangs and when you had a partner, you went down with your partner whether you won the fight or lost it. You went down together.
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Been making love for hours and, baby, we’re still going strong. Girl, this night is ours and I swear I feel it coming on. All I know is when we get through, I ain’t going to be able to move.
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I’ll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
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