Known Quotes

You got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues…And you know it don’t come easy.

You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.

The only history that matters is the history we know.

A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.

You must understand: they fear you. There is nothing scarier in their minds than a girl who knows the power of her flames.

Don’t give up. There are lessons to be learned even in the most horrendous pain. And you don’t know that when you’re young.

I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.

To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That’s the reason I’m still alive.

I don’t know what I’m going to write when I begin to write. It feels like you are walking down a path, but you can’t see around the bend and you don’t know where you are going to go, which is fun.