“I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew ...” — Don Cornelius Quote

“I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated.”

“Who's more important than Diana Ross?”

“My father worked real hard. I admired him. My father taught me you needed to work with your brain and not your back. I've made that a passion.”

“Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, and I love that. It's cool to have different foods from all over the world within a stone's throw of my house.”

“When I was nine years old, living on the south side of Chicago, my father was a minister and my mother used to scrub floors. I had seven brothers and four sisters. I told my mama, 'One of these days I'm going to be big and strong and buy you a beautiful house.' That's all I've ever wanted to do with my life, is to take care of my mother.”

“In 1986, human nature in America started to change. That year, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' based in Chicago, became nationally syndicated, and the country entered the beginning stages of a quiet cultural revolution.”