You know, you don't see with your eyes You see with your brain And the more words your brain has The more things you can see

Educate yourself make your world view bigger, visualize wealth, and put yourself in the picture

I am the manifestation of study, NOT the manifestation of money. Therefore, I advance through thought, NOT what's manufactured and bought.

If Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them.

Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal, MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people.

I grew up in them streets, like everyone else but instead of pushin' drugs, I pushed knowledge of self

Kings lose crowns but teachers stay intelligent

Trust in God, that's where the crown is at. It's not in what you get, it's what happens after that.

Rap is something you do Hip Hop is something you live

The courage to be yourself is the essence of hip hop

I'd rather make one righteous dollar on my level Than make a million dollars spittin' rhymes for the devil.

Regardless of your lot in life, build something beautiful on it.

Some madness doesn't act mad to begin with, sometimes it will knock politely at the door, and when you let it in, it'll simply sit in the corner without a fuss - and grow.

I think I was able to talk to people about values in ways that people - in ways that resonated with folks.

You cannot understand what a person is saying unless you understand who they are arguing with.

Last name 'Ever', first name 'Greatest'

I attended the elementary school at Schweinfurt and the secondary school.

I dream of a world liberated of all diseases. Ignorance also upsets me a lot. How can one calmly look at the pictures from Rwanda and not instantly want to take action and try to ease the suffering?

Blest is that nation whose silent course of happiness furnishes nothing for history to say.

In designing a lifestyle brand, you have to know more than just designing clothes.

I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.