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" When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it. "

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The Hardest Thing

" My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names. "

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Million Dollars

" I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people. "

" I've been knocked down a lot of times. "

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" Thank God for the journey. "

" I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and put me in prison. Then I start thinking like Job. Job waited and became the wealthiest and richest man ever 'cause he believed in God. "