"And so it seems that I'm, sewing jeans. And, 1st and 15 is just a sewing machine. So I, cut the pattern and I, sew in seams. And, button in this hustling then publically, I'm Buddy Lee. There's no bustin' them and cuffin' them is like. Ushering in the regime, they want me to make Prince pants. But I withstand, I ain't gotten into that. A little big (B.I.G.) in the waist, two-pocket (Tupac-it) on the back. Call them Lu-vi's, O.G.'s covered in blue dye"

"I only fear God, know the weapons of the weak, the weakness of the heart, and never fall asleep..."

"Life ain't meant to come around twice, that's why I gotta get it right. They said I gotta get it honest, now I gotta give them light, but sleep on it, that's why God gave you night"

"Hennessy and Hypnotic swallowin, hydroponic coughin and All the world's ills, sittin' on chrome 24-inch wheels"

"Gangsta rap-based filmings became the buildin blocks For children with leakin ceilings catchin drippins with pots Coupled with compositions from Pac, Nas's "It Was Written" In the mix with my realities and feelings Living conditions, religion, ignorant wisdom and artistic vision I began to jot, tap the world and listen,"

"I used to hate hip-hop, because the women degraded. But Too Short made me laugh, like a hypocrite I played it; a hypocrite I stated, though I only recited half omitting the word b*tch, cursing I wouldn't say it. Me and dog couldn't relate, until a b*tch I dated."

"Flowers she would pick like guitar strings, for a real good whiff of how how life behind par seems."

"Jay gave me a co-sign like I was RocaWear, but be clear I'm not the air/heir I'm the water, fire and the earth That means I'm doing dirt, spitting flames and quenching thirst"

"If you open up your eyes and imagine. Expand your horizon with rhyming and rapping. Quit rapping and rhyming bout cocaine supplying. And clapping is anyone out there or are yall all absent?"

"Heavy problems genocide desensitized environments Sometimes make it hard to sympathize, pardon"

"The truth.. is limitless in its range, If you drop a 'T' and look at it in reverse it could hurt"

"Didn't have a clue that the rapper was helping the rapers, raiders of the villages, the pillagers of the school....shooters of the innocents, tortures of the witnesses, burners of the businesses..and my bracelet was the fuel."

"Before I start, like to make sure I'm smart. Gather my composure, rather my swagger and my couture.Pivot my fitted, then begin to rivet, with a change of lyric. In other words, I reposition how I sit it. Then make you feel it, like I mispronounced “filet.”"

"For we all are sinners. Bless us to be amongst the winners when it ends. But until then please strengthen the mission within our hearts.All praise is due to God"

"But don't forget the blessing is in the struggle. The Most Forgiving will forgive it if you stay repentant and hustle."

"We all trying to get to where the suffering ends. In front of the Most High, being judged for our sins. Can't front for the Most High."

"To gain a better understanding, I'm just trying to make it real/reel. Like a fisherman, Pon De River fam. I Pon My Bank, deposit my thoughts. Till my mind draws a blank and I withdraw from checking. I'll leave that with ya'll for a second..."

"[..] the quintessential limousine liberal democrat, Jon Corzine."

"You can only learn so much by reading. You cannot learn to ride a bicycle by reading a book."

"Today, don’t play it safe, play it smart."

"It’s what is in your head that determines what is in your hands. Money is only an idea."

"Education and wisdom about money are important. Start early. Buy a book. Go to a seminar. Practice. Start small."

"Today, we need greater financial intelligence to simply survive."

"Action always beats inaction."

"Small thinkers don’t get the big breaks. If you want to get richer, think bigger first."

"I told him that his profit is made when you buy, not when you sell."

"Finding a good deal, the right business, the right people, the right investors, or whatever is just like dating. You must go to the market and talk to a lot of people, make a lot of offers, counteroffers, negotiate, reject and accept."

"Moral of the story: Make offers."

"Most sellers ask too much."

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result."

"All you need to be is generous with what you have, and the powers will be generous with you."

"It is true that your world is only a mirror of you."

"Poor people are more greedy than rich people"

"Copying or emulating heroes is true power learning."

"To be the master of money, you need to be smarter than it. Then money will do as it is told. It will obey you. Instead of being a slave to it, you will be the master of it. That is financial intelligence."

"Too often today, we focus to borrowing money to get the things we want instead of focusing on creating money."

"Due to external temptations, it is much easier in today’s consumer world to simply blow it out the expense column."

"For while the process of developing cash flow from an asset column in theory is easy, it is the mental fortitude of directing money that is hard."

"True, I have lost money on many occasions. But I only play with money I can afford to lose."

"I know that sounds tough, but as I said, if you’re not tough inside, the world will always push you around anyway."

"So I pay myself first, invest the money, and let the creditors yell."

"The power of self-discipline. If you cannot get control of yourself, do not try to get rich."

"I would say that one of the hardest things about wealth building is to be true to yourself and be willing to not go along with the crowd."

"Listening is more important than talking."

"A truly intelligent person welcomes new ideas, for new ideas can add to the synergy of other accumulated ideas."

"The net result: I still have the old way I used to think, and I have Peter’s[Lynch] way of looking at the same problem or situation."

"I do it for myself and the people I love. It’s love that gets me over the hurdles and sacrifices."

"It’s just like riding a bike. After a little wobbling, it’s a piece of cake. But when it comes to money, it’s the determination to get through the wobbling that’s a personal thing."

"I have found that many people use arrogance to try to hide their own ignorance."

"Eleanor Roosevelt said it best: “Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.”"