There’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.
ICE CUBEI never was in the Nation of Islam… I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, ’cause it’s just me and God.
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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If I only had 24 hours to live, I would spend the time telling everybody I love that I love them.
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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who’s trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
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Any time there’s racism somewhere in sports, we should get it out of there because sports is a place where everything’s supposed to be fair.
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You can do anything in the world if you say “Hey man, don’t blame me, the devil made me do it. It’s an easy way to escape responsibility.”
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I feel like I got a whole lot of living to do before I think about summing it up in a book.
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Sometimes you got to start somewhere. And it’s cool, as long as where you start is not where you plan on finishing.
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You pay to have a good time, you don’t always want to pay to be schooled or sad or reminded how bad you got it. To me a movie theater ain’t always the place for that.
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My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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Creating is really what I like to do. The best thing in the world is to have an idea in the back of your head and then to make that idea into a movie and have people all over the world enjoy it.
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There’s nothing wrong with starting off in a box, but you got to have a plan to come out that box.
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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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I’m always open, and will criticize myself, too. And I just think being that honest with everybody puts you in a different space than somebody who’s just shooting venom at a certain group or a certain amount of individuals.
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I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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