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" I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person. "
Curtis Jackson
Me
People
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" My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptist, and when I got old enough to say I didn't want to go to church, she didn't force me. She was cool. "
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" Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the president is saying that, then who am I to go the other way? "
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" I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing. "
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" A recession is predominantly for the middle class. Where I come from, the majority of people have always lived in a recession. "
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" If you're familiar with my man Uncle Sam, you understand the only way you can actually feel better about what he's gonna take, come the end of the year, is lifestyle. Only thing you can do is spend some of it. "
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