Al Green Quotations

I didn't have a mother; I had a mama. I measure other women by the stature of my mama.

Teach success before teaching responsibility. Teach them to believe in themselves. Teach them to think, 'I'm not stupid'. No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.

I have found people on both sides of the aisle, white and black, that'll give you the shirt off their back. And I've also found people that won't give you a piece of bread if you're starving to death.

If I could live my life all over I'd do everything the same; the film in my camera would remain the same; there's no way lord, to leave this love behind.

The music is the message, the message is the music. So that's my little ministry that the Big Man upstairs gave to me - a little ministry called love and happiness.

Some people believe that fairness comes with obeying the rules. I'm one of those people.

People still come up to me and ask me to sign their records. That's right, records! Man, they don't even make records no more!

I learned more stuff in church than I did in the world.

Pakistan's being an ally and helping the United States, we ought to show Pakistan that we are appreciative for the help that's been extended.

No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.

GM is operating in an intensely competitive global environment and reaching this tentative agreement allows us to continue to build momentum in the market with the award-winning vehicles and components produced in Canada.

I did a whole concert in Atlanta with my fly open, and I had a black suit on and a white shirt. My white shirt was protruding from the fly.

Theres a lot of churches that hide their dirty laundry under the rug, and I know about that from being in the church 27 years. Oh, yeah.

Trials can be hard, if you don't know God.

Suicide is not an answer, it's destruction.

I'm thankful for every moment.

I want to thank Freddie Mac, Hibernia Bank, and Usher's New Look Foundation for their work to rebuild the lives of those who lost homes to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We are all partners in this rebuilding effort, ... I hope that their work will inspire others to join together in partnership to keep real the great American ideal of homeownership for those who lost their homes as well as those who have never had a home. Thank you for giving the heart a place to call home.

Texas was settled by people who were willing to fence in their property and protect it. We take seriously the notion that a person's home is his castle, and to protect that castle from the king and his men.

We think it's a good agreement but it was not easy to come by. As we all know these are extremely troubled times for the company and for this industry.

This agreement recognizes the contributions our employees make and at the same time allows GM of Canada to manage the business through restructuring and reduced overall costs, with appropriate controls on cost growth in areas such as health care.

This is a ministry that has been given to me.

They're above the tracks and we're below the tracks.

It's not going to be a six-month situation. We have to prepare for the duration.

It's you I want, but it's Him that I need.

You want to show kids they can be successful. Be successful and toss it in.