Quotes By Prince

At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

Even the soldiers need a break sometimes.

There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.

Black people still call me Prince. Sometimes I ask them, "Why do you call me Prince?" And people say, "Because you are a prince to us." Usually when they say that, you know my heart goes out and I have to say, "I don't mind your calling me that."

Record contracts are just like - I'm gonna say the word, slavery.

Don't know what to say about Dunk-a-roos. They're just good! Sometimes you want a food that is comfortable and takes you back. For me, it's those crazy little kangaroo crackers.

No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere.

I take everything that comes and let it bounce right off me because I know the time will come when nobody will be able to speak falsely.

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.

Love isn't love until it's past.

A real friend or mentor isn't on your payroll.

I ain't got no money - But I'm rich on personality.

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?

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.

Why party like it is 1999 when you can party like it is your birthday?

Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic.

Money won't buy you happiness, but it'll pay for the search.

There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given.

It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. And we're in a place now where we all need one another, and it's going to get rougher.

If you see a man opening a car door for a woman, it means one of two things: it's either a new woman or a new car!