It feels like all my hard work is getting recognized. It makes me work even harder.

If a man does not have the sauce, then he is lost. But the same man can be lost in the sauce.

Ain't got no comparison and I ain't being arrogant.

I learned that everybody is not your friend. You have to watch who you associate with and surround yourself with positive things and people who want to do something positive.

I ball all through the winter and I stunt all through the summer.

Girls are like buses, miss one, next fifteen, one comin.

I don't give a damn how you feel about me, I sip lean pure codeine and I don't give a damn what you say about me.

How you dress on the outside, it represents your soul.

I will keep on hurdling and keep on hustling.

I'm so high, it's so lonely up here

I might be ugly, but my cars are real pretty.

There are endless ways to thank the people who have contributed to your life. Dole out thanks, and your life will bloom.

Never be afraid when God brings back your past. Let your memory have its way with you. It is a minister of God bringing its rebuke and sorrow to you.

I only translate authors whose work already interests me as a reader, and that's a decision I make based on multiple encounters with an author's work.

Animals hear about death for the first time when they die.

Nothing seemed to me more appropriate than to project an image of our time with absolute fidelity to nature by means of photography.

In teaching your child, do not forget that suffering is good too. It makes a person rich in character.

If you believe in others and give them a positive reputation to uphold, you can help them to become better than they think they are.

A stand-up comic is judged by every line. Singers get applause at the end of their song no matter how bad they are.

Do three things each night before you go to bed: read a poem, read a short story, read an essay.

Without music, my life would be black and white.