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We should remember that saying 'I love you' is only a beginning. We need to say it, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to show it. We need to both express and demonstrate love.
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion.
Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
I always believe that to be the best, you have to smell like the best, dress like the best, act like the best. When you throw your trash in the garbage can, it has to be better than anybody else who ever threw trash in the garbage can.
The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.
However, people need to understand that it ain't that deep to try and convince people of what your persona is. You are who you are, and what you are will show in time. What you aren't can be hidden, but eventually it will come to light. Long story short: rappers should never take themselves too seriously.
I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?
Energy is so important. If you don't have it, don't bother with rock and roll.
If your partner is angry with you, recognize that his anger is a misdirected plea for love. Your partner's simply upset because he feels something you said or did was a sign of not loving him enough.
Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
Let's face it — no matter how independent you are, you still have this nagging need to be desired.
Most of my training at graduate school was geared towards drama, so I feel good about it, and I can do it, but it requires a lot more work from me. I feel like with drama... well, with all acting, really, you need to honor the truth of the situation.
Never turn down a job because you think it's too small; you don't know where it can lead.
