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" I think in order to keep America great, we have to keep America creative. "

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" I feel like my peers now are artists like Madonna and the Stones, Michael Jackson and Prince. These are people who were able to take their careers beyond the normal here-today-gone-tomorrow life span. "

" I think the key to working out is for people to think of water - just allow the workouts to fill out the cracks in your lives and seep into wherever you can fit it in. "

" What I don't do is try to like become whoever I'm rapping with. The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL. "

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

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

" I don't wanna abandon my identity as LL Cool J, but at the same time, I had to figure out how to let people know that I'm really serious about making these movies. "

" The secret to it all is just to enjoy what you're doing. This is not working at the coal face, this is not sweeping behind a restaurant. It's work, but it's not work. It gives me a different type of energy. I'm grateful for that. "

" 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. "

" To know the rules of the game, you have to be educated. "

" Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals. "

" 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. "

Looking Forward

" At fourteen, I started sending out demo tapes. "

" I think the guy who has had the better films is Will Smith. I don't know if he's a better actor than me. I don't think so. I am a rapper first. Man, I just love what I do. I am just the greatest and I can't help it. I'm sorry man. "

" 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. "

" I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. "

" We need to make sure that there's art in the school. Why? Why should art be in the school? Because if art isn't in a school, then a guy like Steve Jobs doesn't get a chance to really express himself because in order for art to meet technology, you need art. "

" I think I'm the best, of course. How could I not? "

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

" I think that politics could be a positive thing. My beef is that people focus on the personal aspect of a politician too much. They should focus on the results. "

" What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. The name thing: I will always be L.L. Cool J. "

" That's one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them. "

" We're going to raise a lot of money for cancer awareness, give some to the American Cancer Society and hopefully make a big difference. "

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

" I just look at the high and bright side of things. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The nature of the game is pain. "