It’s all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.
Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success.
Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.
I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.
I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.
Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self.
There is no religious or any kind of a gender that should separate you from any religious ideas.
Stay in your lane. If you’re good enough, people will move to you.
People are afraid of failure – they don’t like to work so hard and have people keep saying, ‘No.’ I think that’s what people fear most.
In the morning I stand up, scratch a little bit, then I light a candle and I meditate. Every morning. I’ve been meditating for maybe 20 years. I meditate so I can make choices; so I’m not a sheep all the time. So I can see better than what everyone else is doing.
If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you’ll receive good.
If you don’t break a hole through the brick wall, don’t just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that wall.
Many of my biggest business endeavors were failures before they became a success. Some failed for as long as six years before they hit. Everyone around me thought I was crazy. You just have to stay at it.
The past gives great examples of what can happen in the future. It’s always important to remember.
You have to learn to laugh all the time. It’s a practice of life. It’s a practice of happiness.
As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.
There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That’s why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.