The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time. James Brown More Quotes by James Brown More Quotes From James Brown Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn . . . The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning and killing. Be ready. Be qualified. Own something. Be somebody. That's Black Power. James Brown real country kids The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing. James Brown adversity dance happiness I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use James Brown funk grades use I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) James Brown want doors giving Got ants in my pants and I need to dance, so big fine mama, come give me a chance. James Brown dancing giving needs My music wasn't written by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach or Schubert. It's written by God and me. They go "a one and a two and up." We start on the downbeat. Bam! And that's where we got them. James Brown schubert written two I don't really care what people think, ... I just do my own thing. ... I like being loud and letting people know I'm there. James Brown care people thinking Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that. James Brown struggle spiritual father When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. James Brown music joy people I've got soul and I'm super bad. James Brown egotism soul You got to live for yourself, yourself and nobody else. James Brown live-for-yourself philosophy You got to use what you got to get just what you want. James Brown use want success Music, it requires more than brawn. It requires a lot of heart. You gotta put love in there. James Brown performing heart You can't teach others if you are living the same way. James Brown teach ifs way I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know. James Brown dancer taught african-american Get on up, stay on the scene, get on up, like a sex machine. James Brown machines expression sex Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all. James Brown hair men two I want to say to you: Help yourself, so you can help someone else. James Brown help-yourself want helping I don't know karate, but I know crazy. James Brown karate crazy revenge Tell the politicians and the hustlers: live and let live. James Brown live-and-let-live politician