“Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our ...” — Jesse Jackson Quote

“Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven.”

“In many ways Africa subsidised America and Europe's development.”

“So much talent comes from the base of poverty and those in the margins. You limit the base, you miss too much talent.”

“There have been more people disenfranchised in Washington than there have been in Kuwait.”

“If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.”

“I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate.”

“Basically, if you want to have a computer system that could pass the Turing test, it as a machine is going to have to be able to self-reference and use its own experience and the sense data that it's taking in to basically create its own understanding of the world and use that as a reference point for all new sense data that's coming in to it.”

“The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues.”

“I've seen many of those brand collaborations where, basically, the only point is sticking on a Gucci sticker. That degrades good brands.”

“Twitter, just every once in a while I put something out there basically to promote whatever I'm doing, but I don't see any of that as representing me or who I am or being a brand.”

“Synchronicity is basically coincidences with a meaning. That synchronicity is in our lives to help us get in touch with our loved ones and also refine our intuition.”

“I have always believed that there is no age factor to this music business. You are only as old as you feel and basically you can be a contender at any time.”