“It is funny the things that run through your mind when you're sitting in your underpants in front of a pair of strangers.”

“when you're young
a pair of
female
high-heeled shoes
just sitting
alone
in the closet
can fire your
bones;
when you're old
it's just
a pair of shoes
without
anybody
in them
and
just as
well.”

“When first under fire an' you're wishful to duck,
Don't look nor take 'eed at the man that is struck,
Be thankful you're livin', and trust to your luck
And march to your front like a soldier.
Front, front, front like a soldier…”

“Run a hand through your hair, like the white boys do, even though the only thing that runs easily through your hair is Africa.”

“You're a coward, James.
You're running away from humanity.
You're running away from reality.
It won't be funny when they rat-a-tat-tat you down.”

“You're breaking your mind
By killing the time that kills you
But you can't blame the time
When its only in your mind”

“Hope disappears when you stop believing in yourself, it disappears when your thinking makes you crippled. it Disappears when you're not able to find a solution of your problems. It happens when you start feeling hopeless in front of your troubles.”

“The book of your revolution sits in the pit of your belly, young Indian. Crap it out, and read.Instead of which, they’re all sitting in front of color TVs and watching cricket and shampoo advertisements.”

“God gave me a soul / And your rock 'n' roll
In and out my brain / And running through my vein / You're my sunshine / You're my rain”

“My daughter wanted a new pair of trainers. I told her "You're eleven, make your own!"”