I think the special stuff [music] still finds a way to be heard, as long as you pair it with a good release strategy.

Less is more. Simplicity is awesome. That's all you need in life. Its just my personal philosophy.

I think it's important to evolve and grow and take risks creatively, instead of repeating yourself and doing the same thing over and over.

I've put myself in this position where I haven't set myself up with a Plan B. I don't have a safety net; it's all in.

If you want to get your point across, you gotta cuss.

If you push yourself to stay hungry, you're always working towards at least taking steps forward. If you're taking steps forward, then you're making progress.

The boys in the hood are always hard.

Police on my drawers I had to pause 40 ounce in my lap And it's freezing my balls

Movies don't make people act a fool. People act a fool because they want to act a fool.

Get thee behind me Satan, and push me along. I'm kin to the devil.

Jumped In The Fo' Hit The Juice On Ma Ride I Got Front Back, And Side To Side

We breathe the light, we breathe the music, we breathe the moment as it passes through us.

Strive for simplicity. You never have to fix what you leave out.

They engage in activities aimed at bringing them [clients] to Jesus. That's fine, but it shouldn't be done with government money.

The left promises abortion rights and cradle to the grave protection, so the trick is to make it to the cradle.

My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably won't have much emotion to spare anyway.

To have [Adam's Cohen] microscopic attention to my work was really a great privilege.

The nearer I approach death the more I feel like one who is in sight of land at last and is about to anchor in one's home port after a long voyage.

Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling.

They [The Soviet Union] are the focus of evil in the modern world.

Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world.