I love Dr. King, but violence might be necessary; Cause when you live on MLK and it gets very scary, You might have to pull your AK, send one to the cemetery.

I feel worn down as a human being who has to constantly justify their existence to other human beings because I'm a minority

What I am is an encourager. I encourage all who deserve freedom to fight for that. And if you can't win by yourself, then find other people to be in solidarity with.

Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances.

I'll always push for what I believe in. That's what you're supposed to do. If you're an American, you're supposed to be part of the political process, especially if you've been denied it.

This is jazz, this is funk, this is soul, this is gospel This is sanctified sick, this is player Pentecostal. This is church front pew, Amen, pulpit, What my people need and the opposite of bullshit.

I learned to fly planes at fifteen years old because one of my teachers thought I'd be a better pilot than rapper.

I'm lucky in that in my character in hip hop is me. I'm Michael Render. My character is Killer Mike. But the truth that I sing in my raps align themselves with the policy of Bernie Sanders.

The futile and exhausting existence of a purgatory-like law enforcement system.

I don't trust the church or the government, and anything the church or the government tells me I assume to be a lie or a conspiracy, until proven true.

The motivation to me is to make money and not be dependent upon the shallow pool called the entertainment world or the rap world or the hip-hop world.

Is there chance to see Robot Vs Robot fight?

There is no a revolution, without a man!

I loved almost everything about being a teacher, but I was an unusual teacher

This man, although he may not actually have committed the crime attributed to him, is nevertheless morally culpable, because he is the enemy of our existing institutions

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything!

Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment; it builds.

Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.

Cats possess so many of the same qualities as some poeple that it is often hard to tell the people and the cats apart.

I wrote in the War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.