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" Once the referee throws the ball in the air, it's either your ball or their ball and you have to just take your shot. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free. "

" Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it's not. "

The Right Thing

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

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

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

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

" Sometimes you've just got to grab an apple - or grapes, or strawberries. Something that's healthy but maybe a little bit more adventurous, if you can see fruit as adventurous. "

" I think the stuff that plays on the radio, the majority of it is for teenagers, which is okay. That's what pop radio is about. And some of it is great, and some of it is not. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've been training as an actor for six years. Nobody goes to acting school for six years. I mean, the college course is only four years! I absolutely trained. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" You've got to stay focused without being boring - because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Skinny, but dull. "

" Let me tell you something - compared to a TV-drama production schedule, touring is not strenuous. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "