For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.

It’s easier to hold onto your own stereotypes and misconceptions, it makes you feel justified in your own ignorance. That’s America. So the challenge for us is, are we ready for change?

Before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation.

Changing the big picture takes time.. and the best things to do is focus on the things that we can make in our lives if we're doing all that. That becomes the collage of real change

I can't think of any time we had a discussion [with Dre] about the aftermath of what happened the night before. We just had too much going on.

Well, right now, my music is - it's just happy. I'm not in a relationship, but I know who I am now. I have wisdom. I have the power of knowing who I am. That's huge.

My daughters are the heart of my heart and the center of my world

For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I'm Really Proud of My Country

There are no mistakes in life, and it's not about anybody being able to judge you.

When my mother and my grandmother died three months apart, I knew my world was over.

I tried to be strong in the face of obstacles.

I am afloat on a sea of foaming joy and delight.

What is the ROI (return on investment) of your suffering?

My body looks like 30 but my face looks like 50. But I cannot walk bare-chested in the streets. I like to do these movies to challenge myself physically.

You've got to make the most of where you are. Then, when you're somewhere else, you've got to have the ability to fulfill that.

Fear of an enemy can often blind men to other hazards, not least the shape which they themselves make in the world.

When brands talk about themselves in real time, it’s just boring faster.

My advanced age has taught me the resignation of being Borges.

What would a nontoxic god think of your creative goals? Might such a god really exist?

A politicians willingness to listen to good advice rises in inverse proportion to how badly he thinks he is doing.