I'm not a flamboyant artist.

Take 7 emcees put em in a line And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme It'll take 7 more before I go for mine And that's 21 emcees ate up at the same time.

I start to think, and then I sink Into the paper like I was ink When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines I escape when I finish the rhyme.

It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at.

Stay wise and the mind is untouchable.

Teach the youth to speak the truth, show them what peace can do

I'm just an addict, addicted to music Maybe it's a habit...I gotta use it.

Timeless, so age don't count in the booth When your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth

Thinkin' of a master plan Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand.

So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents

I'm everlastin, I can go on for days and days With rhyme displays that engrave deep as X-rays I can take a phrase that's rarely heard, FLIP IT Now it's a daily word

Women think of all colors except the absence of color. I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

What is a great life if not a youthful idea executed by a man of mature years.

Be content with what thou hast received, and smooth thy frowning forehead, for the door of choice is not open either to thee or me.

If you're defending a lie, you can only defend it with obfuscations and other lies. You can't defend a lie with the truth.

The most profound things are inexpressible.

Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.

Young people, take heart: the older you get, the fewer commandments you will have the strength to break.

English civilization the humanizing, the bringing into one harmonious and truly humane life, of the whole body of English society that is what interests me.