Our obsession with material things and lack of self-worth is evident in our need for an abundance of momentary luxuries and must-have amenities that have no true value for real, man. And I mean, we do it just to impress people that could care less if your children or your children's children have anything left to show for your life after you gone.

T.I.

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Refuse to give up, your mistakes don't define you. by T.I.

Refuse to give up, your mistakes don't define you.

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Some of y'all are not where you want to be in life, yet you party every weekend. What is it that you’re celebrating?

weekend party want

Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence. by T.I.

Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

emotion

Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, and start being thankful for... by T.I.

Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, and start being thankful for what you do got.

life-happiness being-thankful hip-hop

Even when I lose faith in myself there is something in me that speaks through and says I am not finished yet.

finished loses speak

Life can change your directions, even when you ain't planned it. by T.I.

Life can change your directions, even when you ain't planned it.

panic rap hip-hop

Adversity builds character and character takes you places money c... by T.I.

Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can't.

adversity character

Never mind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away. by T.I.

Never mind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away.

hater rap inspirational

Let the losers worry about losin. by T.I.

Let the losers worry about losin.

loser worry

The one thing we all have in common is that we're human. Why pay more attention to the things that make us different over the things that bring us together?

different together attention

God will take you through hell, just to get you to heaven. by T.I.

God will take you through hell, just to get you to heaven.

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All you can do is handle it, worst thing you can do is panic. Use it to your advantage, avoid insanity, manage to conquer ever obstacle, make impossible possible. Even when winning's illogical, losing is still far from optional.

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Fear aint in the heart of me, i learned just do it, you get courage from your fears right after you go through it.

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If you don't respect nothin' else, you will respect this hustle. by T.I.

If you don't respect nothin' else, you will respect this hustle.

hustle ifs

You can't go through the kinds of things I've gone through, as much as I have, without re-evaluating yourself and making adjustments. And you can't endure these horrendous circumstances without developing a certain level of strength and wisdom.

levels kind gone

I'm by no means a perfect human being. I experience more than half of my life perpetuating darkness. That was because I was dropped in a place of darkness and expected to find a way out.

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Some of us were born to hate and some of us were born to be great... by T.I.

Some of us were born to hate and some of us were born to be great.

born hate

You are not defined by your environment unless you allow yourself... by T.I.

You are not defined by your environment unless you allow yourself to be.

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Even when winnin's illogical, losin's still far from optional by T.I.

Even when winnin's illogical, losin's still far from optional

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We cannot continue to get caught up in having material abundance and yet be fundamentally and spiritually broke.

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