I didn't really realize how big I was 'til I started to tour, because being in your own neighborhood, people don't actually give you full props.

I ain't got no beef with east coast, I think it's just being hyped up.

in the mornin' po-lice at my door Fresh adidas squeak across the bathroom floor Out the back window.. I make a escape Don't even get a chance to grab my old school tape

If you believe that I'm a cop killer, you believe David Bowie is an astronaut.

I'm a big fan of all styles, even Biggie and Wu-Tang, but I gotta do my thing.

Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place.

A good emcee will rhyme a lot of different ways. Don't limit yourself.

...As an artist, you need the naysayers and the nonbelievers to add fuel to your creative fire.

The truth is, everybody I've ever met who's successful is a workaholic.

Real men hold themselves accountable for stuff.

Being cool is when you win, you don't get too happy; and when you lose, you don't get too mad.

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

Daily meditation promotes self confidence, peace of mind and strong faith in God.

By the time a fool learns how to hold a spear, the lion has eaten him.

Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out.

No man can use his Bible with power unless he has the character of Jesus in his heart.

The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.

So fleet the works of men, back to their earth again;Ancient and holy things fade like a dream.

The evolution was always to greater scale and speed. Other countries did that here and there - GB in textiles, Germany in steel - but we went in that direction almost across the board.

Except for the con men borrowing money they shouldn't get and the widows who have to visit with the handsome young men in the trust department, no sane person ever enjoyed visiting a bank.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.