Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

May our afflictions be few, but may we learn not to squander them.

He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.

People think a Muslim has to have a turban or a big beard. It's stupid.

Once people tell me I can't do stuff, I'm going to go and make it happen.

To paraphrase several sages: Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time.

I used to sit in front of McDonald's and ask people for dollars to get me a cheeseburger. It was bad.

I had to make different kinds of music for everybody but still keep it classic T-Pain at the same time.

Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him.

There's nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems.

Though money cannot acquire you happiness, it does not mean that both money and happiness cannot exist together.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we ... believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

What does it say about us that we are rarely perplexed by the good things that come our way, only the bad?

I meet a lot of people.

God did not give me my life to throw it away.

Nights're cold now. Nights g'cold, y'get sick. S'what happens.

You must speak loud to those who are hard of hearing.

Ive never been the type of guy thats ever needed a lot of things or any fancy things, but my lifelong goal has always been to have a piece of land and a house.

Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature.

In Europe, being an artist is a form of behavior. In America, it's an excuse for a form of behavior.