“Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.”

The best competition I have is against myself to become better.

Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.

I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.

Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.

Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

I’m not afraid to die.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

Earn the right to be proud and confident.

Passion is momentary; love is enduring.

It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Education must be orientated towards the attainment of character for leading clean simple lives.

We see through others only when we see through ourselves.

Thought creates character.

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

For me the most important thing is being a really good person, and that doesn’t depend on what you do on stage, that depends on how you treat people when you’re offstage.

Cry Baby is just a character in this world that I’m trying to create, and the music videos are really important to me, and I’ve fought to obviously get all of them approved.

Lil’ Kim is my stage name and a character I use when I’m out working my livelihood.

The end of knowledge is wisdom The end of culture is perfection The end of wisdom is freedom The end of education is character. And character consists of eagerness to renounce one’s selfish greed.