201 Quotes by R. Kelly

You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is

I look at my music in the beginning, and the sexual songs, the partying songs, those are the realities because those things happen.

I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.

When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince. That's who comes to mind.

If I'm going to be a leader then I have to go places that other people are afraid to go to. That's what makes a leader. To be not afraid to step out and go over the frontline. To stare darkness right in the face.

I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!

I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person.

I've been blackmailed a billion times. I've been sued for ridiculous things. At one point in my life, I was an ATM machine. But I'm used to that. You don't get used to it, but I'm used to the fact that people will do this, even your own family members, and I don't hate none of them.

If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.