Common Quotes
Top 49 wise famous quotes and sayings by Common
Common Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Education is what you get from reading the small print; experience is
what you get from not reading it.
what you get from not reading it.
One thing I always loved about hip-hop music was the raw, boom-bap element - it felt powerful and manly.
I've always been asked, "What type of character would you love to play?," and I've always said a pastor.
My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life, and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.
After you make good, quality music, then it's your job to go out there and promote it and to market it and to get it out there to the people.
I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right.
I attribute my ability to maintain cool to God, self-esteem, and knowing my purpose in life. It can't be based on anything material or external.
To be a storyteller is to be able to speak truth, to be able to use your imagination, to use the creative gifts that the Creator has given you.
No matter what walk of life you're from, you can appreciate the music - songs [can] resonate in your soul and your heart.
Me as an artist, I've ventured off into doing all types of music. I'll do a jazz album, you know what I mean.
Not everyone is the same. You can't label a person just because of what they do or what they've done.
I put God first, and strive to do my best by being a loving human being, recognizing that sometimes I make mistakes and bad choices.
Me being able to be acting and doing other things has opened me as an artist, and I think even more from a visual standpoint.
People always want to feel better and be inspired. Sometimes we need it. I think the conscious rapper will always be able to live and exist.
Come close to me baby. Let your love hold you. I know this world is crazy, but what's it without you?
I feel, as an artist, I should be able to express who I am and the things I come from, and the places I want to also be.
We as people have a purpose here to contribute to the Earth, to contribute to people's goodness and good life.
God is my guide, so I try to not judge myself too much, knowing that at the end of the day, my greatest judge will be Jehovah God.
Obviously God knew I wasn't going to make it to the NBA as much as I probably believed. This was divine order.
Maybe I write because I've learned to show certain parts of my heart on the page that I still struggle to capture in speech.
I wonder if these wack niggas realize they wack,
And they the reason that my people say they tired of rap.
And they the reason that my people say they tired of rap.
It was incredible to have J Dilla in your dining room making beats - it was one of the greatest experiences I've had.
I'm a black man that is proud to be black, and I want to help the black community, but I love all mankind.