I've had threats.
Of course I read Braille, yes.
Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.
Minds ripen at very different ages.
I want to take all the pain that I feel and celebrate and turn it around.
Time is long but life is short.
Sometimes I wish I could drive a car, but I'm gonna drive a car one day, so I don't worry about that.
My mother had a rule, obviously, that I couldn't go across the street by myself, but I had to find a way of doing it.
My father really was not the dominant person who raised the family, it was my mother who raised the family.
Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage.
Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.
What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.
Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with.
Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things.
If you don't ask, you don't get.
You can't base your life on other people's expectations.
I've had some incredibly triumphal things happen in my life.
I know there are thousands of images of me.
I'm concerned about how accessible guns are.
I am all for stem cell research.
People can misconstrue closeness for love.
I do believe in women. I really do.
You know, I have seven children, so I guess I know some things about life.
God gave me life to continue to do things that I would never have done.
Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!
Eyes lie if you ever look into them for the character of the person.
Let us come together before we're annihilated.
For the most part, I feel really comfortable with what I've given to the people. I want to give it to them again.
I might do something in Arabic. I might do something in Hebrew.
