I don't take any shorts. I don't say, 'Okay, it's good enough.' I try to get exactly what I'm hearing in my head to the tape, and I won't let it move until then.
Dr. DreRead
Kids are the ultimate form of motivation. They're watching. They're mimicking. They're an extension of you. So you have to win.
Interpretation
Children inspire us to strive for success as they reflect our actions and values.
This quote by Dr. Dre emphasizes the influence children have on our behavior and aspirations. It suggests that as role models, we are motivated to succeed not only for ourselves but also for the sake of our children, who are observing and emulating us. The responsibility to set a positive example drives us to achieve our goals.
In practice
In a speech to parents about the importance of being a good role model.
I don't take any shorts. I don't say, 'Okay, it's good enough.' I try to get exactly what I'm hearing in my head to the tape, and I won't let it move until then.
In L.A., we listen to everything. If it's banging, it's banging - we don't care where it's from.
No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.
One of the first people that believed in me, the first person to invest in my talent, me and this guy used to argue all the time in the studio, but at the end of the day, we both realized that we were after the same goal, and that was to make great music. And I'm talking about Eazy-E.
I'm never gonna stop music, it's like air to me.
And even when I was close to defeat, I rose to my feet.
Know how to get close to it: mountains are often seen from far off - beautiful, interesting, full of challenges. But what happens when we try to draw closer? Roads run all around them, flowers grow between you and your objective, what seemed so clear on the map is tough in real life. So try all the paths and all the tracks until eventually one day you're standing in front of the top that you yearn to reach.
If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
I will remove from my vocabulary such words and phrases as quit, cannot, unable, impossible, out of the question, improbable, failure, unworkable, hopeless, and retreat; for they are the words of fools.
Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember that you will only find "tomorrow" on the calendars of fools.
There will always be somebody more successful, more beautiful, more talented. You have to realize, you're not running their race. You're running your race.
How you shape your attitude is not a small part of how you shape your life...it is the only part.
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