Sometimes I wish I could drive a car, but I'm gonna drive a car one day, so I don't worry about that.

My father really was not the dominant person who raised the family, it was my mother who raised the family.

Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage.

God gave me life to continue to do things that I would never have done.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

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.

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.

Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with.

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.