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I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have.

Hip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop.

The world belongs to the people who say, 'I can'.

Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.

Needing nothing attracts everything.

I'm a big supporter of President Obama.

A person's strength is to know their weaknesses.

You can't jump to vegan if you're not. Some people are absolute. Some people are able to be gradual.

When you give without reservation, you'll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.

Only do shit you believe in!

I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

That really is the best part of being a dad. You remember what's important in life.

The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process.

Good givers are great getters.

Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.

Be encouraged. Stay on your hustle. You can't fail until u quit.

Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.

I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.

There is no religious or any kind of a gender that should separate you from any religious ideas.

It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.

Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.

You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.

I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver.

I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I'm not the only one who says it. It's something I adopted and I believe.

Most people believe that results matter. The idea that results matter is one that you have to keep letting go of. And most of the time, I believe it.

I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.

The past gives great examples of what can happen in the future. It's always important to remember.

That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.

I feel the choices our president Barack Obama is making now are safer and better.

I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it's great.

I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.

You have to learn to laugh all the time. It's a practice of life. It's a practice of happiness.

I go to yoga every day. I meditate every morning.

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.

Reacting to the world with a smile instead of a curse, a wave instead of the middle finger, will actually help you live longer.

In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.

People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists.

People are murdering each other without any recourse ... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out.

I produced Run DMC. I produced some early records, lots of records early on.

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.

Not every move you make has to be a great leap

Hip-hop is such a wide statement of culture that everyone is not the same, and it's impossible to put it into one box.

As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.

You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.

Everyone's goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.

I don't eat anything that runs away from me.

We meditate so we can see miracles unfolding. Without stillness life is a blur.

There is no happiness until the mind is still. The cause of all sickness and sadness is the fluctuation of the mind.

The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people.

I don't believe that people create their own visions. Rather, I believe that visions are actually God's way of communicating with us.

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.

Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.

Get your hustle on ... Hard work is easy, working out is hard.

My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this.

The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best

Quit taking, start giving.

Embrace struggle ... It is your greatest teacher.

I think that's what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it's so honest.

I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others.

Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that's been missing.

No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.

There are no failures, only quitters

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right?

What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves.

I'm just suggesting that when you're faced with fear and anxiety, don't medicate. Meditate instead.

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere.

Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.

American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.

It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap.

Money doesn't make u happy .. But happy makes you money..

No matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change.

Look at all the billionaires. If I know 15 billionaires, I know 13 unhappy people.

Actresses are kind of a little crazy.

It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart.

I think the artist's job throughout history has been to tell - to say things that people are inspired by.

I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.

I look for people who have insight in places where I don't.

I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if I took baby steps, eventually it would happen.

Don't worry what others are doing. Do you!

The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.

But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.

The stuff I do, I do every day, and I've been doing it for long periods of time. I don't start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.

It's very simple: When you're working your hardest, the world opens up to you.

If you are a good giver, you will be great getter. The less you need, the more you attract.

Always try to be yourself.

Don't ruin a good today by thinking of a bad yesterday, Let it go!

When you do good by the world, the world will do good by you

If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.

The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.

Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.

You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people.

Always focus on your effort, instead of the results of that effort.

If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you'll receive good.

No matter what you're doing, try to work at that task like it's your dream job.

Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty
Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.

No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.

Never change for the mainstream - stay in your lane, and if you're talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.