“You gotta be cool. That's all. Remain refrigerated.”

“I'm for the poor man — all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance. They gotta have a home, a job, and a decent education for their children. 'Every man a king' — that's my slogan.”

“Ain't nothing more important than loving your mama. Even if you can't understand her. Love her. That's all you gotta do.”

“The point is you gotta be ready for anything. You have to honor every part of your life - all the parts you've played - that's about forgiveness and love.”

“We needed a refrigerator for our new place and I've never bought a refrigerator my whole life. I went into the appliance store, there's like 900 of 'em lined up, there's a salesman there. What's this guy supposed to say about refrigerators? "Well you got this refrigerator here, This keeps all your food cold for 600...You've got this refrigerator, This keeps all your food cold for 800...Check this out, 1400, keeps all your food cold.”

“Whenever a new situation presented itself, you had to remain cool and distant”