“There’s this whole mindset of always being available, whether this is in the context of business or always being available to our friends, to our families, to our relationships. We need to have boundaries. We don’t always need to be available. It’s okay if we turn our phones on silent and leave them…”— Janne Robinson, saltysoulsexperience.com
“I was just trying to be honorable and not to steal things. I’ve always felt that if a thing had been said in the best way, how can you say it better? If I wanted to say something and somebody had said it ideally, then I’d take it but give the person credit for it. That’s all there is to it. If you a…”— Marianne Moore, theparisreview.org
“This is truly a blessing from a higher power, and as long as I understand that, there's really no limitations to what I can do.”— Kendrick Lamar, complex.com
“Artists just get paranoid in any situation and circumstance. I’m always paranoid. I’m already a person who thinks a lot; sometimes I may overthink things or think too much. So when you’re put into a space where you feel like you can’t necessarily trust your close ones, that can do some whole other c…”— Kendrick Lamar, xxlmag.com
“When I'm in the studio I'm looking for a feeling I haven't felt. It's a high.”— Kendrick Lamar, complex.com
“I’m my own individual man, that’s it. Not smoking and not drinking doesn’t put down my manhood and my coolness, you know. I’ve been cool since elementary.”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tv
“In my album, the confliction of today is : how can I use my leadership ? It’s knowing what to do with it. You come from this place of negativity, of not having nothing or following the older people you look up to, and now you’re taking the lead for thousands of people around the world. That brings a…”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tv
“I want to put positive vibes in my music. But actually who I am as a person is not the song. That’s who I wanna be.’”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tv
“I think one of my biggest battles within myself is embracing leadership. You always grow up and you hate the term "role model." You would say, "I don't wanna be a role model. I don't want none of that." ... It's impossible to fight the title of role model. Especially when the type of music I make is…”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tv
“The best strategy for a job interview is to be fairly honest, because the worst thing that can happen is that you won't get the job and will spend the rest of your life foraging for food in the wilderness and seeking shelter underneath a tree or the awning of a bowling alley that has gone out of bus…”— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com
“Boxing was only for self gain. Just beating up a brother, or someone else's brother for money. But now I am getting more pleasure out of lecturing at a Muslim mosque. I enjoy this much better than boxing.”— Muhammad Ali, youtube.com