Today, I begin to properly defend myself. I will prove without any doubt that I am innocent of all rape charges. Today, I will focus on ‘The Original Sin’ [referring to model Keri Claussen Khalighi, who accused him in the LA Times of rape], the claim that created this insane pile on of my #MeToo.

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In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.

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Whatever obstacles appear in your path, put your head down and get past them. Those obstacles aren't real. They're just God's way of testing you. He's asking you, 'Do you want to make it or not?'

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When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.

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You've got to keep reminding yourself of what's important.

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It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.

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Don't ruin a good today by thinking of a bad yesterday, Let it go!

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Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

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You just have to smile and breathe. You do the best you can with what you have and that's it.

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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.

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If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money.

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Embrace struggle... It is your greatest teacher.

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Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.

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When you do good by the world, the world will do good by you

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Needing nothing attracts everything.

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Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.

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I can't get my medicine.

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What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves.

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As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it’s the cycle of giving and getting.

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Decide that no matter what is happening around you, the sun will always be shining in your world.

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The most aggressive views governing this country speak a lot about inclusion. We still have some people in this country who don't really get that we all have the same agenda, aspirations, hopes, and fears. I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.

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