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

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.

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.

The thing with me and endorsements is it’s harder for me to get endorsements because of the simple fact that I want in.

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That’s why I tend to forget my songs.

In the absence of feedback, people will fill in the blanks with a negative. They will assume you don’t care about them or don’t like them.

Let the Judge take care to find a seat for himself.

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me.

If you aren’t really careful, ‘The Good Enough’ can become the enemy of ‘The Best.’

You are the most important part of the family. Take care of yourself first. Then you’ll be able to take care of everyone else even better.

Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.

So a moral position is not a message. A moral position is a passionate caring inside you.