I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.

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The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have...

The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have...

I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.

I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.

I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to...

I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to...

I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get...

I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get...

I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I'm so neat...

I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I'm so neat...

I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him...

I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him...

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed...

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed...

You only live once.

You only live once.

I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff....

I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff....

Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me...

Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me...

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.

I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.

I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.

I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.

I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.

You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.

You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.

Thank God for the journey.

Thank God for the journey.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into...

Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into...

My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.

My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.

I want to say to you, Help yourself, so you can help someone else.

I want to say to you, Help yourself, so you can help someone else.

You can't teach others if you are living the same way.

You can't teach others if you are living the same way.

I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash.

I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash.