“Don’t be afraid to lose. Listen. And always invest in yourself.”

I work hard. But I play hard, too.

Now, with the Internet, you’re either five years ahead or you’re five years behind, and the music game is catchin’ up right now.

Everything is humble and positive energy.

The people in Cuba, they know what I stand for, and there’s a lot of people in Cuba that stand for the same. But they can’t say it.

I’ve always had goals, always had visions, always had a plan, always been very strategic.

Any time I see anything moving onstage, I’m cautious about it.

Patience, passion and perseverance equals success.

I won’t perform in Cuba until there’s no more Castro and there’s a free Cuba. To me, Cuba’s the biggest prison in the world, and I would be very hypocritical were I to perform there.

It’s all about music, because music is basically what’s, been my avenue out of maybe being involved in things I shouldn’t be.

I started doing shows in places that I couldn’t pronounce, didn’t know existed, and I’ve seen people that didn’t speak English or Spanish rapping to every lyric and singing to every hook. I said, “This is the type of music that I want to do.”

I was taught in kindergarten: sharing is caring.

My owner is life and that’s what I fight for.

Punish the deed, not the breed.

My whole thing is just being a part of good music.

I already had three strikes against me. One, I have light skin. Two, I’m from Miami, which wasn’t getting looked at at the time. Three, I’m Cuban. But now, I’ve made everything that stacked against me into a virtue.

Show the World where you’re from, show the World we are one.

I think a lot of people are afraid of being happy because of what others might think.

So many businesses get worried about looking like they might make a mistake, they become afraid to take any risk.

Do not be afraid of perfection – you will never attain it.

The young are not afraid of telling the truth.

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.

What ever fortune brings, don’t be afraid of doing things.

Don’t be afraid of new arenas.

Don’t be afraid of new arenas.