44 Quotes by Rodney King

I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me.

I tell myself time heals. It really does.

The trouble that they see me in is a part of my life that I'm working on.

It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history.

Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.

Obama, he wouldn't have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been in that situation, no doubt in my mind. He would get there eventually, but it would have been a lot longer. So I am glad for what I went through. It opened the doors for a lot of people.

When I came here almost nine years ago our economy was troubled and our nation was divided,

Nothing has changed in our country, so I am still feeling that same pain and anger.

You know, before when (the police went) to work, they used to be like, 'I'm gonna kick somebody's ass today and so I hope I can catch somebody in a bad situation or breaking the law, because I'm gonna beat someone's ass in a big way, I think that attitude has changed.