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.
ICE CUBEI identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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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 love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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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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I believe every pencil has to be sharpened every now and then to stay sharp, or you dull out. So my records, I chose to speak on what black people do, what white people do, what women do, what men do.
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I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it’s like climbing a mountain or building a building. It’s a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.
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You never get tired of seeing yourself on TV. It’s always extra cool… always a treat.
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I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.
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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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Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
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Our household is built on love and respect. And we don’t really let negative vibes stay too long. It’s worked out. I got a great family, great kids.
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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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A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush.
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Keep doin’ what you’re doin’, fall in love with what you’re creating, and everything else will fall into place.
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I’ve been fighting my whole career to show a different side and prove naysayers – not prove them wrong, because I don’t think you should get your energy from negative people.
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