“For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life – it’s what helps you survive.”

People don’t know how hard it is to have your own business.

My kids get everything they want and are raised well.

The best revenge in the world is success.

No person ever gave me nothing but God.

No matter what it is, I think people want the answer they want, they don’t want the truth.

I only know what I heard and what I read. I had no involvement.

There’s no difference in dealing with the music business with the majors than any other competition. The music business is way more cutthroat than any other business.

I don’t care about how many times somebody recognizes my face.

In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.

Basically, people are never happy enough because they want more money.

As far as anybody in the rap game ever tryin to assassinate my character, thats impossible. You talkin about a man who has always walked the walk and talked the talk.

I ain’t never preyed on the weak. I ain’t never gone and picked on a guy that I knew I could beat up, even as a kid. People wanna make me seem like I’m [that] type of guy.

If you grow up in the suburbs, you hear of people dying of old age, car wrecks, cancer. In the city, it’s always people dying of violence or stray bullets.

If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don’t act like it wasn’t you.

I think the biggest misconception about me probably is … I don’t prey on the weak. I ain’t a bully, but I ain’t no saint, either.

I am in the penitentiary. The only thing that I do is my time.

Better to admit where you’re not and ask God’s help to get you where you need to be.

Perpetual prosperity comes to those who help others.

Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life – a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.

My motivational music is any music that helps me escape. There are certain records that take you to euphoria, when you’re partying and havin’ a good time, dancin’ with a couple people.

If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.

In order to help people, you have to first learn how to help yourself.

I helped Messi and I know he will do the same with Neymar.