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" Art is about imagination. When you look at a picture from Salvador Dali, that's about imagination. When you look at Picasso, that's about imagination. Doing stuff from your heart. "

LL Cool J

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" God blesses us all with different views and perspectives and levels of influence and power. "

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" I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight. "

" I don't think you should go around talking trash about people because I think that's how you get your hat handed to you. "

" I'm not giving up my history and what I've done in my music because I love it and I'm very proud of it. I just want to open it up for more people. "

" What I say on a record and what I say off a record is two different things. And that's always been the case. There's a difference between confidence on a record and arrogance. "

" As a black man, my hope is that I can touch more and more people all over the world of different races and different colours. "

" The person that made me want to make movies, and the reason I do films, is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible actor, and he had a lot of charisma. Handsome, action, you know, everything was there. I loved Bruce Lee. "

" Our world is at the crossroads. We have a choice, right and wrong. "

" I've never been one to have to manipulate women. I always want it to be like a mutual thing, like everybody loves everybody. "

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" I've got to see my movie to see how I'm acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft. "

" Dreams don't have deadlines. I'm thinking of doing bigger and better things and having more fun with it. "

" Once you achieve one goal, you should be looking forward to trying to build onto the next thing, and not just getting comfortable with what you're doing. "

" The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL. They don't want to hear LL trying to sound like DMX or whoever else is out there. That's not what they want to hear from me, because if they want to hear that they can go get the real thing. "

" Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away. "

" I'm good at what I do, but I wouldn't be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He's talented and he's good at what he does. "

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" You have to always continue to strive no matter how hard things get, no matter how troubled you feel. No matter how tough things get, no matter how many times you lose, you keep trying to win. "

" Hip-hop's always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I look at the history of this music it's always had a lot of positivity. "

" Nobody is perfect, but life is about choices. "

" I am what I am, I'm doing very well in my life, and I'm thankful to God for that. "

" You can't let your past hold your future hostage. "

" I think fitness is important. I think a healthy lifestyle is important. I think putting positive energy out there is important and just staying connected with the people. "

" There's a lot of single black women who did the best that they could and that's a beautiful thing, but they don't know how necessary a father is in a kid's life and how much guys miss that deep down inside. "

" Hip-hop can be limiting and I refuse to accept limits. "

" I don't have an image that I'm trying to, like, portray. I'm just being me. "

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" What you do in your art - TV, music, film stuff - touches people. And they want to touch you. So that's a blessing. I'm okay with it. "

" When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on. "

" I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist. "

" I love my fans, I love my music - I have no reason to retire. "