You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things.And I guess for the good or for the bad, it don’t matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it’s all said and done.
ICE CUBEThere’s a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don’t have that chance to show it.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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I love any time you can enlighten people to mistakes, that’s how I started my career.
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I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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I wish the world would become what God wanted it to be in the first place, before we tampered with it.
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A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush.
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I’m always the “less is more” guy when it comes to a scene. So I’ma be the one who will keep it grounded. Even if I let it go off and go crazy, I’m still the voice of keeping things grounded in reality.
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Money is the root of all evil. Yeah, money is the root. It’s not racism and “this-ism” and “that-ism”; it’s our thirst and hunger for money. And that’s where all the bodies are buried.
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Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren’t about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that.
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I always was like, “Yo, I’m here, I might as well get what I could take.”
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The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it’s already there. You can see it with your own eyes.
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Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
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Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That’s all it is.
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I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.
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I always want to read the script before I totally commit.
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I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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