You don’t wanna mess up what you’ve done. It’s like Jordan coming back: You’re scared to mess up the legacy.
ICE CUBEIf 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.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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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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Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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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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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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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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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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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 think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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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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Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.
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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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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 think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
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I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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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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Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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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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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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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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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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If you born in the mud, you gonna be dirty, and people don’t understand that.
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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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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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