Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
Interpretation
Truth prevails over falsehood, exposing lies and deceit.
This quote emphasizes the strength and importance of truth, suggesting that when faced with reality, lies cannot withstand the pressure and will ultimately be revealed. Ice Cubeβs words remind us that honesty is powerful, and even the most well-crafted deceptions cannot hide in the light of truth.
In practice
During a motivational speech about integrity in the workplace.
Even though I have a nice house, nice family, the rest of my generation is still in South Central L.A. My cousins, my brothers, my sisters, they don't wanna move out. They don't want to and they don't have the means to sustain it. That's where my heart is and that's what I think about all the time.
The thing is with hip-hop, it has its waves and the waves crash against the beach and the new waves come in. So to stay relevant you have to roll with that.
Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery.
We have nothing to lose by trusting the infinite power of the Self, except the bondage of our own ignorance.
With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.
We tend to think being hard on ourselves will make us strong. But it is cherishing ourselves that gives us strength
It is said that if Noah's ark had to be built by a company; they would not have laid the keel yet; and it may be so. What is many men's business is nobody's business. The greatest things are accomplished by individual men.
if i have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over - only living with the mistakes you've made. but then, caleb taught me long ago you can't build anything without some sort of foundation. maybe we learn to live our lives by understanding, firsthand, how not to live them.
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