I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me!

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Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been...

Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been...

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So...

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So...

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being...

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being...

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there...

I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there...

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask...

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask...

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow...

Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow...

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation,...

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation,...

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering...

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering...

I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad...

I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad...

I believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because...

You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead...

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead...

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the...

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the...