Jay-Z

"I'm from Marcy, we do it different"

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now"

"Money is just a currency by which we exchange our energy"

"I will not lose, for even in defeat there's a valuable lesson"

"Hov is something that money can't buy"

"You can't move mountains by whispering at them"

"I'm hungry and I'm on my way to the table"

"The question isn't who's going to let me, it's who's going to stop me"

"I'm focused on staying successful and keeping my family safe"

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius"

"I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of not trying"

"When you see me, you're seeing pure art forms"

"Everything in life is a gamble, that's just the nature of the beast"

"The struggle is real but so is the grace of God"

"I've been through hell, that just makes me stronger"

"Watch how they treat people below them, not above them"

"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude"

"I used to sell cocaine, now I sell hope"

"A man can complete the act of procreation and still be considered a man"

"I'm just a regular person who worked hard to achieve his dreams"

"The truth will set you free but first it'll make you miserable"

"I'm blessed to witness, blessed to be present"

"Success is like a drug but once you get what you chase after, you don't want it"

"I'm not money hungry, I just love the game"

"Life is just a grind, you gotta keep pushing"

"The mind is everything, what you think you become"

"I turned pain into power through music and entrepreneurship"

"You can't connect the dots looking forward, only backwards"

"Real recognizes real, that's the code of the streets"

"I meditate, that's how I solve my problems"