Jay-Z

We create music to express ourselves and when the world relates, that's a beautiful thing. We're all trading off each other's culture, so no matter what lines you put--country indie rock, rap, we're all somehow gonna find a way to come together.

I love that because that's what I'm supposed to be doing - whether it's accepted b everybody or not. I'm supposed to be pushing that envelope and trying new things. And people are supposed to say, Hov, you might have went too far.

If I don't show the world growth, how are we going to grow?

If I was to stop making music tomorrow doesn't mean suddenly there is this gap. You don't get elected. The people decide where you are. Whether I'm here or not, if they want you to be at the top then the people will move me out the way.

Ex-D-boy, used to park my Beamer _x000D_ _x000D_ Now look at me, I can park in my own arena

You can want success all you want, but to get it, you can’t falter. You can’t slip. You can’t sleep. One eye open, for real, and forever.

I believe excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over.

Is to have had and lost/Better than not having at all?

Without the work, the magic won’t come.

Treat my first like my last and the last like my first and my thirst is the same as- when I came.

I'm a person that works off of music. I let the music dictate the direction.

I keep my enemies close/ I give 'em enough rope/ They put themselves in the air/ I just kick away the chair.

No matter where you go, you are what you are playa.

Difficult takes a day_x000D_ _x000D_ Impossible takes a week_x000D_ _x000D_ I do this in my sleep

Now success was like lust, she's good to the touch,_x000D_ _x000D_ She's good for the moment, but she's never enough

You can pay for school, but you can't buy class

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be_x000D_ _x000D_ And so I put this on my life_x000D_ _x000D_ Nobody or nothing will ever come between us_x000D_ _x000D_ And I promise I'll give my life

Cough up a lung where I'm from marcy son, aint nothin nice

What people do in their own homes is their business, and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business. It's no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination, plain and simple.

The genius thing that we did was, we didn't give up.

I got 99 Problems but Mitt ain't one.