I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them.

I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.

I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.

I want to say to you, Help yourself, so you can help someone else.

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.

I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to another level, not having to fight racism. His mother's a Norwegian and I'm mixed up four or five times, so he can face the world.

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 started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could.

I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash.

Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.

The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time.

Thank God for the journey.

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.