I've got a phone, answer machine, TV set, computer, hand grenade - everything you need to run a business in Los Angeles.

I ain't got no beef with east coast, I think it's just being hyped up.

in the mornin' po-lice at my door Fresh adidas squeak across the bathroom floor Out the back window.. I make a escape Don't even get a chance to grab my old school tape

If you believe that I'm a cop killer, you believe David Bowie is an astronaut.

I'm a big fan of all styles, even Biggie and Wu-Tang, but I gotta do my thing.

Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place.

A good emcee will rhyme a lot of different ways. Don't limit yourself.

...As an artist, you need the naysayers and the nonbelievers to add fuel to your creative fire.

The truth is, everybody I've ever met who's successful is a workaholic.

Real men hold themselves accountable for stuff.

Being cool is when you win, you don't get too happy; and when you lose, you don't get too mad.

There may be no single thing that can teach us more about life than death.

When we approach history, we are dealing with a conglomeration of irrational continua. Those who deal with history by nonrational processes are the ones who make history, the actors in it.

The American ideal is, after all, that everyone should be as much alike as possible.

You have to move to your own beat.

The gleam in their eyes telegraphs only too clearly that they are hoping for a headline, which of course means something disparaging, because nothing makes such good copy as a feud.

You're my flame in the dark. We chase away the shadows around each other.

Discipline enabled Heaven to be filled with light; discipline enabled the angels to be immaculate and holy.

The worst problems for children stem from parental conflict, before, during, and after divorce or within marriage.

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life.

I am now a legend. I am also the greatest athlete to live.