God will take you through hell, just to get you to heaven. T.I. More Quotes by T.I. More Quotes From T.I. We have been underserved, underprivileged and unfortunate for far too long. There are no more excuses. It's not enough to have limited progress and allow our expectations and sense of purpose to evaporate. So, if that means we must sacrifice some nights at the club and give up buying the latest designer handbags and sneakers... well then damn, so be it. T.I. sacrifice giving-up mean They’re like,‘If you have an opinion against us, we’re gonna shut you down.' That’s not American. If you’re gay you should have the right to be gay in peace, and if you’re against it you should have the right to be against it in peace. T.I. opinion gay should-have I can only hope that one day soon we'll understand our true economic buying power by investing in our own communities and putting our money into businesses that keep our dollars in our community. T.I. investing one-day community A responsibility to be a role model as a father yes, as a man, as a public figure, yes. That responsibility just leads me to do what I feel is right and to conduct myself with the moral standards, principles, and integrity that were instilled in me by my family. T.I. responsibility integrity father Man, I'm a conspiracy theorist by nature. You can't experience the federal penal system and not be somewhat skeptical. T.I. skeptical conspiracy men You ain't gotta be a dope boy to have money. T.I. dope boys You're gonna be your best salesman. If you don't sell yourself, nobody else is gonna have a better time with it than you. You've gotta get up for it, every day. T.I. salesman get-up ifs I know what it's like to feel hopeless and to feel like you're not good enough just because of where you're from. I know what it's like to be profiled and to be abused by the police. I know what it's like to be racially profiled, treated unjustly and abused by the police just because of how you look. T.I. not-good-enough police looks I promote peace and positivity. T.I. positivity Im either running from life or im just waiting to die im the supplier or fire if you chasing a high. T.I. fire waiting running We can no longer afford to be entertained beyond the point of accountability. We can't keep selling each other out and be willing to do anything to be seen, to be famous or to be rich. T.I. accountability selling rich Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent. T.I. sells talent ideas You have to surpass the levels of success that you have already achieved, and that's the challenge. But, it's a welcome challenge. I appreciate it because it brings the best out of me. T.I. appreciate levels challenges I always tried to work hard and stay focused, and just use one opportunity to contribute to the next. T.I. hard-work use opportunity I got most of my style from people around me who I knew personally. T.I. style people I dont care what you do fo you respect, but i would die for mine T.I. i-dont-care mines dies I've learned that one thing about my life that is certain is trouble. T.I. ive-learned certain trouble If I think of something, half-way into it, I can throw it in there and it won't be so far down the line that it would be insignificant. However, I also like to completely focus on something for a certain period of time, and then be able to move on to something else. T.I. focus moving thinking Life experience makes the best music. That's the thing that nobody else can offer. Nobody else can offer my life. I have a life that is fit for movies, music, and so forth. Nobody else can give that. T.I. life-experience fit giving Danger is ever-present in life, more for some than others. T.I. danger