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" I don't know anybody that's not emotionally unstable or schizophrenic. "

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" I believe God will make a way. "

" I wouldn't even hold my kids sometimes because I didn't want them to spit up on me when I was dressed for an awards show. "

" Let optimists rule the world. "

" Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work. "

" I never did anything I'm really ashamed of. "

" I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture. "

" We don't want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else. "

" You don't know how much artists go through to make it look so easy. It's all in the practice. "

" When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in order to be an artist, you have to suffer. I've graduated from that school. "

" To those supporters who were told that I abandoned them, that is untrue. I abandoned greed, corruption, and compromise, never you, and never the artistic gifts and abilities that sustained me. "

" I got into direct confrontation with everybody I love. "

" We have to make sure the music and the message and the words and all the elements come through in our songs and every time we appear in public. "

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" The danger I faced was not accepted as reasonable grounds for deferring my tax payments, as authorities, who despite being told all of this, still chose to pursue action against me, as opposed to finding an alternative solution. "

" Real religion is no religion at all. "

" That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in. "

" When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. "

" Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities. "

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" What was freely given to me, I freely give. "

" Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships. "

" I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music while giving artists their proper respect. This cannot be done while taking their contributions for granted or trying to control the scope of their growth and power through threats and fear tactics. "

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" I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first. "

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" We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it. "