James Brown

I now own that station. That is Black power.

Don't terrorize – organize! Don't burn – learn!

Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud.

When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy.

We need a lift, we need leadership, we need education, we need hope.

Brother Brown, if I had known the things I know now about Black people, I would have never said all the bad things about them that I did.

I used to shine shoes in front of a radio station. Now I own radio stations.

You can't escape from yourself. The harder you run, the more you sweat.

I don't know karate, but I know ka-razy!

I don't think I'm a good example for anybody. I don't think I'm a bad example for anybody. I just think I'm me.

I'm not a politician. I'm a musician. I'm an entertainer. And I'm a black man. And I'm proud to be a black man.

I had to learn how to be a man, and the way I learned how to be a man was to learn how to be a black man. And that's a hard thing to do in America.

I don't need no white man to tell me what to do. I don't need no black man to tell me what to do. I need God to tell me what to do.

I believe in black power, but I don't believe in black racism. I believe in people power.

I'm a self-made man. I started with nothing and I made something. And I'm still making something.

I never stole nothing in my life that I didn't pay for. I never had nothing that I didn't work for.

When you're number one, you're number one. When you're number two, you're number two. I like to be number one.

I don't get high on drugs. I get high on music. I get high on life.

I'm a workaholic. I work hard, and I play hard. But I work harder than I play.

Money don't make me. I make money. And I make it dance.