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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? "
Curtis Jackson
Way
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" I think either you're creative or you're not. In general, I don't think you need to be in pain to actually be creative unless you're writing love songs. Then you might need to have some ups and downs within your emotions to start to capture that. "
Curtis Jackson
Writing
Love
Pain
" I wanted to do something as an extension of my passion for music. My aim for the STREET by 50 On-Ear Wired Headphone range is to present music as it's meant to be heard, in studio-mastered sound. "
Curtis Jackson
Aim
Street
Present
" When I put out my first mixtape, '50 Cent is the Future,' it was the first tape where an artist did the entire tape in song format. "
Curtis Jackson
Artist
Where
Song
" Out of frustration, I say things. Now, people listen to me so much I can say it under my breath and everybody hears me... I said in the past that I'm a work in progress, and I feel like I'm progressing. "
Curtis Jackson
Progress
Work
Past
" My work out routine is always changing. It should never stay the same for long periods of time. "
Curtis Jackson
Never
Time
Always
" I don't display emotions. I have every feeling that everyone else has, but I've developed ways to suppress them. Anger is one of my most comfortable feelings. "
Curtis Jackson
Most
Feelings
Feeling
" I'm not trying to save the world. As a musician and artist, it just ain't me. "
Curtis Jackson
Me
Just
Artist
" It's Fifty, not Fiddy. "
Curtis Jackson
Fifty
" Some people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have much. I had to hustle to get what I wanted... but I had that hunger for more. I didn't always make the right choices, but I learned from my mistakes. "
Curtis Jackson
People
Choices
Born
" Since I did the SK Project and I partner with the United Nations World Food Program, I got a lot of different feedback from people online. Through social networks and through the Twitter. I read the comments and see 'em saying, 'People hungry here, Fif.' "
Curtis Jackson
Saying
Partner
World
" I'll have long, straight hair, like down to my back, when I go to Heaven. And I'm not even going to work out, but I'll be in shape. It's a whole new program up there. "
Curtis Jackson
Back
Hair
Heaven
" I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it's exciting to see how it comes to the mind mentally. "
Curtis Jackson
Strategy
Generals
How
" A big mistake people make when they are trying to lose weight is that they stop eating. They'll eat salads once a day and then their body starts trying to protect itself and holds onto the fat. "
Curtis Jackson
Day
Eating
Fat
" I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster. "
Curtis Jackson
Music
Music Business
Business
" I started hustling at 12, my mother hustled ahead of me. I was only allowed to because they knew me. "
Curtis Jackson
Only
Mother
Me
" Just be confident. I think confidence is the most attractive part of a person. "
Curtis Jackson
Confidence
Person
Think
" People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals. "
Curtis Jackson
Say
Accomplish
Goals
" 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
Perception
" I had to overcome challenge after challenge in order to take my life from nothing to living my dreams. "
Curtis Jackson
Dreams
Living
Life
" Hip-hop - it's the safari: it allows people who aren't under those circumstances to come closer to inner-city life, to explore it without actually being in danger. It's something kids in middle America indulge in to be rebellious. "
Curtis Jackson
People
America
Explore
" I just feel really good about my accomplishments. I haven't had, like, a party because a deal goes through or something like that. I don't know. I need to develop that - I need to have something that I do when things go right. "
Curtis Jackson
Know
Party
Good
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
You
End
Feel
" The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It's bringing a younger demographic to the sport. "
Curtis Jackson
Boxing
Culture
Music
" I started boxing at 12, and I was above weight for my age, so they put me in the ring with adults... When you're fighting all the time, it gives you the ability to fight without getting angry. "
Curtis Jackson
Time
Fighting
Me
" You learn a lot about yourself when you have success for a while. Like, a lot of things that you think are really important aren't. But you need that process. "
Curtis Jackson
Success
Think
You
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Me
Life
Cool
" Puffy's contribution to hip-hop culture was the remix. He offered us the music that his mom played in front of him, with newer drums and younger artists. That worked, and will consistently be there. The remix comes right after the original record, that's something Puffy did to influence the culture. "
Curtis Jackson
Culture
Hip-Hop
Mom
" The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying. "
Curtis Jackson
Dream
School
Reach
" Chris Lighty was a huge portion of my actual career. It's difficult to adjust to not have someone around that's in your life, in your life. "
Curtis Jackson
Career
Someone
Life
" I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing. "
Curtis Jackson
Think
Heaven
Good Intentions