I never really told anybody that I'm a rapper. I wasn't walking around being like, "Yo, check out my mixtape!" It was more of a secret grind.

I seen a baby cry seconds later he laughs... the beauty of life, the pain never lasts.

You are perfect exactly as you are. With all your flaws and problems, there's no need to change anything. All you need to change is the thought that you aren't good enough.

To appreciate the sun you gotta know what rain is.

Life is a movie, pick your own role, Climb your own ladder or you dig your own hole.

Anything's possible, you gotta dream like you never seen obstacles.

Keep grindin' boy, your life can change in one year, And even when it's dark out, the sun is shining somewhere

No need to fix what God already put his paint brush on

One thing you should know about me is I never play to lose, Always aim high and rarely obey the rules.

In this life ain't no happy endings; Only pure beginnings followed by years of sinning and fake repentance.

Either you play the game or let the game play you and be that broke sucka talkin bout I stayed true

Concentration attracts luck factor.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

I definitely didn't have a lot of money. I had been fired from a record store. I was just trying to get by. I was on unemployment. I didn't have anything going full-time.

Words are the part of silence that can be spoken.

Nobody wants anybody who's radical, who wants to move in here to be able to gain access. I said we should take a pause on these Syrian migrants. And I believe we should do that.

Money's really - you know, song writing, yes, there's money to be made and things like that. But really, when you talk about the real money, you talk about touring. No question.

Man's upward progress means ever increasing difficulty, which is to be welcomed.

Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit parents.

She's Beyoncé, and I'm [Jay-Z's] new protégée. When we see each other we say hi. We're not enemies, but we're not friends friends.

To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of patronizing.