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" One motivation for the 'Soul Train' awards was the grumbling that all of us in the industry have heard about the way black music tends to be viewed as a secondary phenomenon by the other awards shows. "

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" I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.' "

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" People who dance well, dress well, are well groomed and know how to behave seem to know others who dance, dress and behave well. "

" It's always a pleasure to find something that matters. "

" I felt that it was my mission to see to it that black talent had an opportunity to get national television exposure. "

" I am just convinced that people want to see people on TV who are more like themselves. "

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" Soul music as we've always known it hasn't changed. There are different players now with different attitudes, but there is nothing new being done musically. "

" There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything. "

" Nobody really invents anything that hasn't been done before. "

" I had difficulty working for other people. "

" I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated. "

" Blacks on prime-time TV are only portrayed as comedians - and often in no better a light than 'Amos & Andy.' "

" Love, peace and soul. "

" I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough to try a musical instrument in school. "

" Who's more important than Diana Ross? "

" There were three great child singing stars: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Jackie Washington. "

" When I have a job to do, time means nothing. I lose patience with people who work on a clock. "

" My father worked real hard. I admired him. My father taught me you needed to work with your brain and not your back. I've made that a passion. "