Marvin Gaye

“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.”

“And givin' yourself to me can never be wrong”

“Music, not sex, got me aroused.”

“In a sense, the rumours suggesting I had quit were true: I had retired, but only from the personal-appearance end. I did that because I had always felt conspicuous onstage, and I'm not the s...”

“I hope to refine music, study it, try to find some area that I can unlock. I don't quite know how to explain it but it's there. These can't be the only notes in the world, there's got to be...”

“I think if I had to choose another profession, I'd like to be a judge because I'm very capable of determining what's right and what's not.”

“Detroit turned out to be heaven, but it also turned out to be hell.”

“I am not going to be dictated to by fans, certainly. I am dictated enough to by my record company to last me a million years.”

“Our church was a very spiritual church, and we were a very chosen people. The body was small, but the spirit was intense and very evident to anyone who passed by or came in.”

“I think I've got a real love thing going. I love people, I love life, and I love nature, and I can't see why other people can't be like that.”

“Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent.”

“Negotiation means getting the best of your opponent.”

“If I do my job well, then God will smile on my offspring and on their offspring. I'm sure my father is seeing a blessing in me.”

“War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.”

“Marriage is miserable unless you find the right person that is your soulmate and that takes a lot of looking.”

“Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.”