If I'm a character, it's a biographical movie. My character is as close to me as possible. As close to being myself as possible. So my character, J. Cole, is very close to Jermaine Cole.

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

Be the time he finds his way out of the chamber and the planetarium, he has become me.

The spark of wondering is the start of writing.

There's no such thing as complete when it comes to stories. Stories are infinite. They are as infinite as worlds.

You see all the movies where people say, 'Don't fight out of anger'? They say that for a reason.

When you get older, it's not about what you did that you regret, it's what you didn't do.

I constantly have to negotiate with my doubts.

Albums aren't even selling anymore and there's a reason for that. Record companies are just signing single and ring tone deals and it doesn't seem like they're focusing on albums.

When I take a break for a week, it takes me three weeks to get back to where I was.

A rational prediction has an explanation based on theory.

Once you believe in yourself and see your soul as divine and precious, you'll automatically be converted to a being who can create miracles.