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"My pops and my mom started playing Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers and all these people, but at the same time, they always had Snoop on right behind it in the same mix."
"Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit."
"Well, you know what? If that guy can do it, I can be myself too, and if that rapper can be himself and be free and be happy and still hold masculinity and love people and love flowers and just be happy being alive, well then, I can do that too."
"I believe that business shouldn't be done in the public's eye anyway. And I believe that business shouldn't be handled in the magazines anyway. Business should be handled in the room amongst the people you're doing business with."
"I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around."
"And if we can accept that a mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?"
"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do."
"Some of the most gifted people I've ever met or read about are homosexual. How can you knock it?"
"For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people."
"Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end."
"See if you can catch yourself complaining in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness."
"Black people still call me Prince. Sometimes I ask them, "Why do you call me Prince?" And people say, "Because you are a prince to us." Usually when they say that, you know my heart goes out and I have to say, "I don't mind your calling me that.""
"People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change."
"Anonymity is an abused privilege, abused most by people who mistake vitriol for wisdom and cynicism for wit."
"Buy when most people, including experts, are pessimistic, and sell when they are actively optimistic."
"People ask me how far I've come. And I tell them twelve feet: from the audience to the stage."
"I've struggled enough in my life to be appreciated and understood. I've had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself. I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love. I don't think we should be judgmental. Lord, I've got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else."
"No matter what you watch, it has an impact. So, why not use this medium to bring great stories to millions of people around the world with the goal of not only entertaining them but inspiring them. That's what motivates me. That's why I get up every day."
"I am not like other people. I am burning in hell. The hell of myself."
"I walked around the block twice, passed 200 people and failed to see a human being."
