Clarence Clemons Quotes

It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job.

I think it's a huge compliment from the younger guys understanding what I did for the game and wanting to represent me by wearing my shoes.

Education is the tool. Even if we haven't directly instructed a session, I think Wu-Tang has been an instructor of education to anyone who has been a fan, anyone who has supported our movement, whether its been from buying a Wu-Tang CD or coming to see a show.

I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it's very nice and I'm very honored. It's nice to know after 27 years now that what I said in the first place has stuck, and that was the belief in it.

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.

I think that a leader is someone that needs to make an impact on, off the cricket field and in their lives as well.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.

Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant.

I've met Oprah Winfrey twice, but I want to spend some quality time with her. I want to sit her down and talk at her for a minute about what she means to me and why she means that. Then I have some advice for her, too... I have an idea or two.

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.

Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

As an African American actress, there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact.

Teachers make a difference in individual students' lives, yet they do not get the respect they deserve.

If you think about it, all of us have one or more teachers who were instrumental.

It's an honor to be able to tour with somebody I grew up listening to and somebody I look up to. When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.

As far as k. d. lang is concerned, she grew up devouring my music. She sent me a song when she was 8 years old, and she says I never wrote back.

When kids want a picture or autograph, you reflect later on and realize you did something good. Then you see them come back five years later, they're all grown up, have their own lives and they tell you how much you inspired them. You're like, 'Whoa.'

Parents will often thank me for being a good role model for their kids or tell me, 'You'll never understand how much you mean to my daughter,' so then I feel I don't want to let down the parents, either.

Everything I am today, I owe to my father.

When I was younger, there were players who gave me pleasure, and now I'm in that role.

I'm not having to go outside and switch the role model hat on. It's me, and it's important for me to leave that legacy to help inspire younger players because I didn't have a role model growing up.

A guy like James Brown has walked the walk, talked the talk. I can't disrespect James Brown in any kind of way. In my household, the adults tell you where to get off at.

If it wasn't for the Porcaro brothers, I don't know where I'd be right now. My life would be completely different.