I'm not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I'm not into that. You do your job, and I'll do mine.

Ice Cube

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You can do anything in the world if you say "Hey man, don't blame me, the devil made me do it. It's an easy way to escape responsibility."

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My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don't doubt yourself.

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If you give anybody the chance, they can always make a decent human being out of themselves. It's the people that don't have a chance, that we look down at like they're monsters or they're animals or that they want something different than the rest of us.

want-something animal people

Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.

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Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in. by Ice Cube

Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.

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I always was like, "Yo, I'm here, I might as well get what I coul... by Ice Cube

I always was like, "Yo, I'm here, I might as well get what I could take."

Sometimes when you're relegated to your neighborhood, you forget that there's more important things than your neighborhood going on out in the world.

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You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things. I guess for the good or for the bad, it don't matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it's all said and done.

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Don't talk about death, I've got too much life to live, To many o... by Ice Cube

Don't talk about death, I've got too much life to live, To many orders to give.

too-much giving order

If the day did not require an AK then it was good by Ice Cube

If the day did not require an AK then it was good

Money is the root of all evil. Yeah, money is the root. It's not racism and "this-ism" and "that-ism"; it's our thirst and hunger for money. And that's where all the bodies are buried.

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Ice Cube is the piece of me that I give away to the public. by Ice Cube

Ice Cube is the piece of me that I give away to the public.

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You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just... by Ice Cube

You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just go in one-sided.

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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who's trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.

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Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That's all... by Ice Cube

Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That's all it is.

Get a grip, Oreo, and be true to the game. by Ice Cube

Get a grip, Oreo, and be true to the game.

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When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me. I thought, "Half of this is workin'. I'm famous, but now I need to be famous with some money." That got my brain started at trying to figure out the business end. And once I figured out the business side, I next came to understand that success really comes down to the product, not to me, my personality, or what club I'm seen going into or coming out of. None of that matters.

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Embrace what makes up you. Some stereotypes are true - I love chicken, but that's a stereotype, I love f**king basketball, but that's a stereotype, too. But who cares? Embrace it. Be who you are, and don't be ashamed of what that is.

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The best thing to do is to write about what you know, and if you write about what you know you can always pull those nice little tidbits that hook people, that shows that you know about this world and can bring people into a world that they may not know nothing about.

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Seeing my son getting roughed up by the police is not fun. It brings back memories of when I got roughed up by them. He grew up totally different than how I grew up, and to me, he shouldn't have to go through that.

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