If you really look at my lyrics, nobody’s exempt. Nobody’s exempt from observation, criticism or what I think is correction.
ICE CUBEMost of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we’re going through, not the cause of what we’re going through.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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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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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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I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
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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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Should I peel a cap or should I let him survive?
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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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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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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 don’t cook gumbo, but I just know it’s a lot of good ingredients in it. And, with a movie, you got to have all those ingredients.
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I never was in the Nation of Islam… I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, ’cause it’s just me and God.
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Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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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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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 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 been all around the world and I haven’t found a city that I’d rather be from or rather come back to than Los Angeles.
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I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.
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You want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
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Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.
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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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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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I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
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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 definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain’t bad, just some of them.
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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.
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