I think too much of the music industry is for the lawyer and accountant mentality. 
Reflect each day on all you have to be grateful for and you will receive more to be grateful for. 
I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from. 
No matter what the name, we're all the same pieces in one big chess game. 
I think governments are the cancer of civilization. 
The biggest thing that has happened to hip-hop is the clinging on to the corporation as the all-mighty hub of the music. 
All I want is peace and love on this planet.Ain't that how God planned it?
Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them. 
Downloadable music is the biggest musical phenomenon since the Beatles, and the music industry is slow to come to grips with that. 
I think a good thing that needs to change is that people should be at least fearless about expressin' themselves. 
Getting on the road and driving along a road at night, or even in the daytime and seeing the oceans or whatever, is always liberating. 
Minds are the real estate of the 21st century. 
A lot of the post-1977 dancefloor disco sounds had their place at one time, but you can't bring them back unless you bring back a floor. 
People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection. 
Men have periods; they're called wars. 
It's weak to speak and blame somebody else... When you destroy yourself.
Excuse us for the news,You might not be amused;
But did you know White comes from Black?
No need to be confused.
Minds are the real estate of the millenium 
Share and enjoy the fruits of this planet. 
I totally hate when somebody takes a classic and desecrates it. I like Jimmy Page and P. Diddy, but what they did to 'Kashmir' was a debacle. 
My daughter's 19. I'm not asking her to develop as an artist. I'm just asking her to develop as a full person, human being. 
I'm not a U.S. citizen. I mean, I'm an earth-izen. Borderline policies are crap to me. 
Try to master technology instead of it mastering you. 
I got a letter from the government the other dayI opened and read it ... it said they were suckers.
I tell each artist they have to grow toward a revenue stream. 
I never live alone,I never walk alone.
My posse's always ready
And they're waitin' in my zone.
One side of the street is a Church; across the road is a liquor store. Both of 'em keepin us poor. 
I'd rather be hated for what I am than to be loved for what I'm not. 
There's nothing worse than a good video and good song, and you see a band and hate them because they can't perform. That's wack. 
With black people, there are 50 Hitlers over the course of history. 
Music and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality. The problem is when they stay there. 
Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you. 
Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound. 
If they can send you to war at 18, maybe it's beneficial for some people to think that most of us gotta go to war for our own existence. 
I think hip hop should be a living word. And what I mean by the living word is like yo, you gotta have the words that provide life. 
The best way to boycott is to build your own 
The minute I get swelled up about something, something has always brought me back down to earth ... 
The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world. 
I think traveling the world has helped to keep Public Enemy alive. We've never solely depended on the United States. 
Try to do your best to look people in the eye and talk to them without a gadget being in between you all the time. 
You know, I've written many of my songs while driving - which is against the law in many cases. 
My advice to young people is ask older people questions and don't be afraid. 
The real thing is the heart, you know the heart shouldn't be covered with concrete. 
I'm most passionate about, you know, making everybody understand that we should all have equal access on this earth. 