You were put here to protect us. But who protects us from you?

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

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

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

If we stretch ourselves to open our minds, to see our shared humanity with others, we allow ourselves to see the existence of community and generosity in unexpected places.

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.

I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones.

I don't wish to not be a woman, but I'd certainly like to be a woman whose sense of purpose comes from within.

Life is not determined by consciousness, but consciousness by life.

Property exists by grace of the law. It is not a fact, but a legal fiction.

I read somewhere that drummers are practically Olympic athletes. I feel pretty good, most of the time. After 38 years, I can't expect much better than that!

Filthy language is used by people who don't have the maturity or intelligence to express themselves with better words.

O saving Victim, opening wide The gate of heaven to man below, Our foes press on from every side, Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.

Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.