I think I'm actually built for fatherhood. I love to have a good time and play, but at the same time I've got a really serious side to me, and I think that's the balance you have to have. Get on your kids' level, but at any point in time, let them know who the parent is.

Nick Cannon

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I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word "diva" and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn't afraid to show it.

Nick Cannon

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Nobody can predict the future. You just have to give your all to the relationship you're in and do your best to take care of your partner, communicate and give them every last drop of love you have. I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad.

Nick Cannon

caring love-you thinking

Don't worry about my life, worry about why you're worried about my life!

Nick Cannon

worried worry

Just speak yourself into existence. Whatever you want, speak it. You can see it.

Nick Cannon

existence speak want

Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think.

Nick Cannon

people art thinking

Trying to save a hater is like trying to teach astrophysics to a wino!

Nick Cannon

winos teach trying

You have to be vigorous. That's the only way you are going to get it because everybody has dreams and everybody has goals, but the only people who achieve them are the ones that go after it and don't take no for an answer.

Nick Cannon

goal dream people

Having children obviously changes your priorities, but when you start to see life through these innocent eyes and seeing everything for the first time, you appreciate the small things.

Nick Cannon

appreciate eye children

I just work - however people feel about it, I mean, at the end of the day, if I'm waiting for accolades, I could be waiting all my life, but I don't need that stuff to validate me. I just do what makes me happy.

Nick Cannon

waiting mean people

The people who truly love me and loved me before all of this stuff. You can't ever leave them behind.

Nick Cannon

behinds stuff people

To me, a forever love is a bond that can't be broken.

Nick Cannon

broken forever love-is

In the hip-hop community, it's about how real are you, or how strong can you be, and really my music just reflects me. If you can accept me, then you can accept my music

Nick Cannon

hip-hop strong real

Real men change diapers!

Nick Cannon

diapers real men

I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen.

Nick Cannon

car sleep years

We're gonna do it like George Foreman. We're gonna name all of our kids Mariah no matter if they're boys or girls. Mariah No. 1, Boy Mariah, Man Mariah, Tall Mariah. It's gonna be a house full of people named Mariah.

Nick Cannon

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One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You just gotta be out there and perform and give your all. It's such an honest form of art that it just taught me so much, and it kind of prepared me for manhood at an early age.

Nick Cannon

giving men art

The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just get in there and perfect your craft.

Nick Cannon

perfect beautiful character

This is my chance to get out there and appease the fans of my music as well as show people that I do do standup comedy because a lot of people don't know that's where I started.

Nick Cannon

comedy fans people

In so many areas, when you think about it, you never really see an actor cross over to music. It always music to acting and it's receivable because when music gives a form of entertainment of art to where it's very personable, it's a passion, it's an intimate type of art to when you hear it, it's them.

Nick Cannon

passion art thinking

We are already expected to be the goodie two shoes. I went through that during my junior high schools where I wasn't allowed to watch television. I wasn't allowed to listen to the radio.

Nick Cannon

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