I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow.

I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow.

I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager.

I used to date Latoya for awhile, I was a close freind of the family.

When I was 13 I had a fake Id that said that I was 19. I was getting in all the clubs.

Well I was always a hustler... I ran numbers; I wasn't a stick up kid, but I was a fence for them. I used to sell weed; and was kicked out of Music and Art for that.

Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music.

My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood.

Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.

Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now.

The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships.

I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'

That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!

The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.

My brother is the lead singer of The Torn, and my parents are in a country duo.

Lust is like rot in the bones.

Yes, Europe needs to be more welcoming, but that's only half of it. Muslims need to embrace the obligations of European residence and citizenship.

Sometimes there are customers who get in difficulty because of situations that are out of their control. These are customers with genuine needs, and the role of the bank is to accommodate these customers, and there is a real need to reschedule the loans of these customers.

When I first joined the Irvine Company, I realized that less than 11,000 acres were designated as open space in the original master plan, and that just didn't seem adequate to me. So, I began the lengthy process working with public and community organizations to add more open space.

The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way

The first time you buy a house you see how pretty the paint is and buy it. The second time you look to see if the basement has termites. Its the same with men.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

I realised that God has placed Christians everywhere, to support each other, to support the needy in those areas, and that is the thing that I find is a great plus.

I think quotes are very dangerous things.

All the managers in the world, it doesn't matter how good you are, if your players don't understand what you are looking for or what you want, it makes no sense.

I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.

I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

There is nothing that a military machine can do to work a miracle.

Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected.

I want to make affordable shoes of quality that are very fashion forward, chic, and that I'm going to wear.

I've blundered my way through life.

Automotive franchise laws were put in place decades ago to prevent a manufacturer from unfairly opening stores in direct competition with an existing franchise dealer that had already invested time, money and effort to open and promote their business.

A gentle wind of western birth From some far summer sea Wakes daisies in the wintry earth.

We are not intimidated by the size of the armies, or the type of hardware the US has brought.