Common

Hip Hop Rapper Actor American Born 1972 (age 54)

Conscious rapper whose poetic lyrics addressed social issues and relationships.

371 quotes

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."
History
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate."
Life
"Revolution is not a dinner party."
Politics
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Change
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
Justice
"To live is to choose; but to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for."
Wisdom
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Art
"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."
Knowledge
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Wisdom
"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you react to it."
Life
"Every moment is a fresh beginning."
Change
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Courage
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Freedom
"The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me."
Courage
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Courage
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
Life
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
Hope
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
Time
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
Love
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Truth
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Fear
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Dreams
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
Kindness
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"An education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Education
"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."
Time