I always remain optimistic.

Men have periods; they're called wars.

Truth is truth no matter what I think.

Music should be some kind of nourishment.

Share and enjoy the fruits of this planet.

Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps

The best way to boycott is to build your own

Don't anoint me when you can anoint yourself.

Minds are the real estate of the 21st century.

Public Enemy is the security of the hip-hop party.

I think governments are the cancer of civilization.

Try to master technology instead of it mastering you.

Nothing has more words and performance than rap music.

To live a life you love, you must Love the life you live.

I tell each artist they have to grow toward a revenue stream.

With black people, there are 50 Hitlers over the course of history.

And when I say it, they get alarmed... 'Cause I'm louder than a bomb.

If I can't change the people around me, I change the people around me.

You can't master time, but you have to work your hardest to manage it.

Bigger doesn't mean better unless you really understand what bigger is.

Every time something tries to create respect with a machine it crumbles!

It's weak to speak and blame somebody else ...When you destroy yourself.

It's not about what you get out but what you put into hip hop as a genre.

No matter what the name, we're all the same pieces in one big chess game.

Music used to cause revolutions and I'm not seeing much revolution anymore.

All I want is peace and love on this planet. Ain't that how God planned it?

My advice to young people is ask older people questions and don't be afraid.

I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money.

The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world.

I'm a multi-tasker. I was down with that stuff before they invented the term.

The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments.

Our freedom of speech is freedom or death, We got to fight the powers that be!

I think too much of the music industry is for the lawyer and accountant mentality.

The real thing is the heart, you know the heart shouldn't be covered with concrete.

Money is created by a machine... but you can't really create respect with a machine.

These days you can't see who's in cahoots, Cause now the KKK wears three-piece suits.

I'm not a U.S. citizen. I mean, I'm an earth-izen. Borderline policies are crap to me.

I adhere to the philosophy, "I don't care who writes the laws, let me write the songs."

Burn, Hollywood, burn, I smell a riot goin' on, First they're guilty, now they're gone!

Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you.

If you go get a passport, it might encourage you to at least consider the world around you.

Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.

If you empty, you can be filled up with anything. It could be water or it could be gasoline.

DJ culture always made us aware that the best records were going to come from the small shops

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

I have to be conscious of what I'm sayin' because people are gonna come at me about this sh*t.

You know, I've written many of my songs while driving - which is against the law in many cases.

I never live alone, I never walk alone. My posse's always ready And they're waitin' in my zone.

The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.

The minute I get swelled up about something, something has always brought me back down to earth.

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