People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals. Curtis Jackson More Quotes by Curtis Jackson More Quotes From Curtis Jackson A thug is what I want and a thug is what I need. And my friends don't understand, and I think it's jealousy. Curtis Jackson thug quality thinking If you're not doin anything and you don't have goals and you got nothing to do then you might as well go jump off something, you just wasting the air. Curtis Jackson goal air might I'm a track star running through life, chasing my dream. Curtis Jackson stars dream running Get rich or die tryin'. Curtis Jackson get-rich rich dies My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me. Because when he came into the picture, my priorities changed. I can risk possibly being incarcerated because the only person pays for it is me. I know that if I'm not physically available to take care of him, nobody else will. I want to have the relationship with him that me and my father never had. Curtis Jackson writing father son My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptist, and when I got old enough to say I didn't want to go to church, she didn't force me. She was cool. Curtis Jackson baptists grandmother church The greatest fear people have is that of being themselves. Curtis Jackson cents greatest-fear people You shouldn't throw stones if you live in a glass house Curtis Jackson rap glasses house I have less compassion than the average human. Curtis Jackson rapper compassion average I done been to the pearly gates, they sent me back said the good die young I ain't eligible for that Curtis Jackson rap done said Be prepared to do whatever you have to do. If you get put in a situation where your back is up against the wall let your gun go off. Curtis Jackson situation wall gun You have to challenge yourself and your muscles. When you are really regimented, it's the same over and over and you start to get comfortable. Switching up the style of training works your muscles differently. Curtis Jackson training style challenges In Hollywood they say there's no business like show business. In the hood they say there's no business like ho' business. Curtis Jackson hood hollywood shows You can be a victim, or you can lock and load. Curtis Jackson locks law order I don't think it makes me a role model. I think it makes me inspiring. Cause I'm from the bottom I think they look at me and go 'well, if he made it, I can make it' Curtis Jackson role-models roles thinking I've been in situations like in Tokyo where people sang my song word for word and then when the music stopped, they couldn't speak to me. I've seen the music break the language barrier. Curtis Jackson language-barriers song people When I fell in love with hip-hop, there was a terminology at the time called "battling." All that was just battling with other artists, but after Tupac and those incidents when it spilled into the street and turned into a negative situation, battling turned into a beef. A whole new dynamic. Curtis Jackson hip-hop artist negative When my son came into my life, my priorities changed, because I wanted to have the relationship with him, that I didn't have with my father. Curtis Jackson priorities father son When I nearly died it made me think – this can happen again any second. I better hurry and do what I want. I started to live like I never lived before. When the fear of death is gone, then nothing can bother you and nobody can stop you. Curtis Jackson gone want thinking When I reached the top in business, I adjusted to my new position – I became bolder and crazier than before. And I listened even less to people who tried to slow me down. Curtis Jackson new-position position people
