And did you ever stop to think that I'm old enough to go to war, but I ain't old enough to drink.

The people of Arizona, the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves.

These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I cannot be on the way up again.

The only way to deal with critics is to go over their heads direct to the public.

It is the same with those who criticize. They desire our blood not our pain. But still I must achieve I must seek truth in all things. I must endure for the power I was sent forth, for the world for the children. But have mercy, for I've been bleeding a long time now.

You will always be criticized and teased and bullied for things that make you different, but usually those things will be what set you apart. The things that set you apart from the pack, the things that you once thought were your weaknesses will someday become your strengths.