I think Def Jam happened to be one of the labels that really didn't have a good grip on things that were going on. I'll say that - that's my political answer.

In my world, even sure bets are not certain; 'Cause you'll get the picture, then find out it's the cropped version.

I loved love til' it resented me, and if it's still a stranger then I love who it pretends to be.

I never cared, I was careless, Fear bein afraid or maybe I'm afraid to be fearless. Or fear bein' fearless but fearful, So even in my carelessness...gotta be careful.

Whatever you goin' through, could always be much worse, Don't make a mistake, mistakin' your blessings for a curse.

Leave the past in the past, tomorrows not promised and Todays just a gift i guess thats why its the present

Sometimes you gotta stand by your failures to recognize your success

They say I'm difficult, so to put it simply....tell the world I never cared it was against me

Like I said, as long as I'm consistent and I try to put my best foot forward, and work as hard as I possibly can, everything else will fall into place - God'll take care of everything.

In this day and age, you gotta be a profiler to really know who people are, which most of us are not. So, we need time and life to start happening for people to really show their trust colors.

Maybe I'm regular and the world needs to adjust?

...we confidently say that it's not worth trying to reach any conclusions merely because we decide to stop halfway along the path that would lead us straight to them.

If we are to make progress, we must not repeat history but make new history. We must add to inheritance left by our ancestors.

When you share feelings with someone, or secrets, it adds a layer of complexity to even the simplest things.

Art is why I get up in the morning but my definition ends there. You know I don't think its fair that I'm living for something I can't even define.

I'm not really opposed to people changing their minds. I'm much more concerned with people who never change their minds no matter what new information is available.

Truth, for its own sake, had never been a virtue with the Roman clergy.

Focus on becoming more to achieve more while doing less

Anybody can get lost in themselves.

In my opinion, economists and sociologists are the people to whom we ought to turn more than we do for instruction in the grounds and foundations of all rational decisions.

Writing reminds you that you're never alone. Writing and reading is to be optimistic.