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My real life helped me sell a lot of records.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Never get high on your own supply.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. I’m definitely a writer. I don’t even know how to freestyle.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Take a better stand. Put money in my mom’s hand. Get my daughter this college plan, so she don’t need no man.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. The second time I went to jail, I was like, ‘Okay, this is not the move.’
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Never let them know your next move.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. 96 is the year of love. We all need to pull together.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. I cleaned up my act, and I made this rap thing work for me. I thought people would respect me for that. But instead, it’s, ‘Oh, he’s sold all these records, and now he thinks he’s all that.’
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Growing up in the streets of Bed-Stuy, it was hard, yo.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Basically, I wake up at nine o’clock in the morning, go to different record stores, go to the studio, think up different ideas for songs. Just workin’.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. As I open my eyes and realizing I changed. Not the same deranged child stuck up in the game.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. You know very well who you are, don’t let em hold you down, reach for the stars.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Everything was happening on that strip of Fulton Street. And if I wanted Chinese food, if I wanted to play video games, if I wanted pizza, if I had to go to the corner story for a juice, I had to go on Fulton Street.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. I definitely wouldn’t wish death on anyone.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. You gotta mature, you know.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Stay far from timid, only make moves when your heart’s in it, and live the phrase ‘sky’s the limit.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.
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Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
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Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life’s major mysteries.
Iris MurdochIris Murdoch Amplify your life, not status. Trust no one. There is always a plot and motive.
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Chris BrownChris Brown I am not going to be licked by tragedy, as life is a challenge, and we must carry on and work for the living as well as mourn for the dead.
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