"I don't sing for the money. I sing for the people. I sing because I love to sing."

"I ain't never told a lie. I ain't never stole nothing. I ain't never killed nobody. I'm a good man."

"I don't need no awards. My reward is the people."

"You got to have a mother for me, sister for me, brother for me."

"I don't need no vacation. My work is my vacation."