I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
ICE CUBEOur 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.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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I am only 33, I’ve got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I’m looking forward to the future and I’m proud about the past.
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I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.
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If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
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You like a woman, she’s got kids, it’s a package. You can’t just go in one-sided.
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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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To me, in a perfect world, you have the flavor and the magic of movies like 48 Hours, Lethal Weapon and Bad Boys.
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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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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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I do what I do. You like it, great. You don’t, go listen to somebody else. I’m stickin’ with the people who stuck with me.
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I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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If you really look at my lyrics, nobody’s exempt. Nobody’s exempt from observation, criticism or what I think is correction.
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A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush.
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When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That’s the image television pumps.
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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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You don’t wanna mess up what you’ve done. It’s like Jordan coming back: You’re scared to mess up the legacy.
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I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
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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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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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I’m not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I’m not into that. You do your job, and I’ll do mine.
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If you love what you do, and you believe in your talent, there’s nothing better than breaking through. There’s no better feeling than breaking through.
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Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That’s all it is.
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I’m not actually from Compton – I’m from South Central Los Angeles, and my father still lives in the same house I grew up in, so I’m there all the time.
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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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