“If we seem nutty to you, and if we seem like an oddball to you, just remember one thing: the mighty oak tree was once a nut like me.

“And I pray to God that one day, He will grant me the power to reach out, and hold my hand over you and give you instant belief. ‘Cause you don’t have instant belief. You’ve been hooked, you’ve been crooked, you’ve been lied to so many times, that you’re suspicious-minded. And when the right thing comes along, you don’t believe in it.

“When I’m coming in knocking on the front door, you’re out the back door looking for four-leaf clovers. And when you find it, you think somebody planted it there to fool you. ‘What’s the angle?’ You look for an excuse.

“In this modern day and age, we have instant coffee, instant tea — instant disbelief. That’s the reason we will never become anything. It is because we will never believe in ourselves. We will always listen to the mass majority. If everybody’s making fun of you and criticizing you, then you know you’re on the right track. ‘Cause most people ain’t got it.”