As I always said, if people wanted to know who James Brown is, all they have to do is listen to my music. - James Brown
Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn . . . The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning and killing. Be ready. Be qualified. Own something. Be somebody. That's Black Power. - James Brown
Everybody over there, get on up. Everybody out there, get into it. Everybody right there, get involved. - James Brown
Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all. - James Brown
I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them. - James Brown
I don't really care what people think, ... I just do my own thing. ... I like being loud and letting people know I'm there. - James Brown
I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I'm so neat today as opposed to a few years ago. I never knew that the weight made that much difference. - James Brown
I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was. - James Brown
I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use. - James Brown
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. - James Brown
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. - James Brown
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. - James Brown
I used to play one job and have 125 pair of shoes on the floor. What was I doing? I couldn't wear but one pair. - James Brown
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. - James Brown
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. - James Brown
I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick. - James Brown
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