James Brown

I'm a showman. I love to put on a show.

I don't believe in retirement. I'm going to keep on going.

I'm a trailblazer. I opened doors for a lot of people.

I got to stay humble. That's the key to success.

I'm a revolutionary. I changed the game.

I don't need no vacation. My work is my vacation.

I'm a teacher. I teach the young generation.

I'm a pioneer. I broke down barriers.

You can't have peace until you have a piece of the pie.

I don't want nobody to give me nothing. Open up the door, I'll get it myself.

If you don't work, you don't eat.

Sometimes you have to die to live.

I don't care if you're black, white, green, or polka dot - if you can do the job, you can do the job.

Money won't change you, but time will take you out.

You got to have a mother for me, sister for me, brother for me.

I don't sing to sound pretty. I sing to tell the truth.

Every man has to find his own way.

The best way to deal with the establishment is to become part of it.

You can't sit down and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it.

America is my home. I love it. But it's not right yet.