If you lend your consciousness to someone else, you're a robot. Prince More Quotes by Prince More Quotes From Prince When I'm writing [songs], some days the pen just goes. I'm not in charge and I'm almost listening outside of it. That's when I realize that we all have to start looking at life as a gift. It's like listening to a color and believing that these colors have soul mates and once you get them all together the painting is complete. Prince writing song believe Money won't buy you happiness, but it'll pay for the search Prince pay Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic. Prince albums enough rooms Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn't bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would. Prince misery causes answers When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody. Prince eight president found What people have to realize is that if one has a firm belief in God and the spirit then one does not make statements that are negative and untrue. Prince doe people negative Time is a mind construct. It's not real. Prince constructs real mind When i want to hear new music, i make it Prince new-music want My hat goes off to anybody who can sit down and put their heads together. I am ready for something like that because I am free and I am happy and I have time. There were a lot of things in the way before. I have nothing but time, and I love getting older. Prince getting-older down-and together Why party like it is 1999 when you can party like it is your birthday? Prince young-birthday party birthday The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can. Prince aspect music keys Pop life Everybody needs a thrill Pop life We all got a space 2 fill Pop life Everybody can't be on top But life it ain't real funky Unless it's got that pop Dig it. Prince space real needs I am a firm believer in reincarnation for people who either have more work to do or have so much debt to pay back that they have to be here. Prince debt pay people All these non-singing, non-dancing, wish-I-had-me-some-clothes fools who tell me my albums suck. Why should I pay any attention to them? Prince clothes singing dancing A real friend or mentor isn't on your payroll. Prince mentor real-friends real Don't hate me because I'm fabulous Prince hate-me fabulous hate How can you just leave me standing? Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold) Maybe I'm just too demanding, Maybe I'm just like my father too bold.Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied) Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when doves cry. Prince mother sound father I ain't got no money - But I'm rich on personality Prince no-money rich personality All realities, all dimensions are open to me! Prince dimensions reality No member of the animal kingdom nurses past maturity, no member of the animal kingdom ever did a thing to me. Its why I don't eat red meat or white fish, don't give me no blue cheese. Were all members of the animal kingdom, leave your brothers and sisters in the sea. Prince maturity brother animal