Top 100 Carlos Wallace Quotes
#1. Sometimes it's not about making a ton of money in one night, just to spend the rest of your life waiting on the next payday. You will fare better investing time, planning, strategic thinking in order to secure a stable, fruitful future.
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#2. When you switch your focus from the "we" to the "me", the goal from "team" to "self", you upset the balance of the whole. Consequentially, that redistribution of effort impedes success.
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#3. Sharing pillow talk with the wrong people can make a hard bed to lie on, and will surely lead to nightmares in your relationship.
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#4. Before we ask where the leaders are, we should look in a mirror and ask the person we see "Why are you not leading"?
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#5. Accept that you will not always deal with situations with polished sophistication but trust that you have the power and exercise the will to improve how you cope.
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#6. Testing the wrong person can prove a massive failure for the antagonist.
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#7. We need to get our minds right, because right now we are behaving as if we are out of our right minds.
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#8. You can't be much good to others, if you're no good to yourself.
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#9. When I talk about Legacy, Foundation, Purpose, these aren't just catchy titles I pulled out of nowhere for my book. These are principles that molded me.
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#10. I've learned through a series of trials and errors that the median space is actually what's missing in our daily walk.
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#11. When God chooses you to deliver a message, to have a purpose, no one and nothing can reverse the course of His plan.
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#12. It's the simplest things in your life that help you achieve the greatest BLESSINGS. None of those things cost you, yet they can bring abundant reward. Faith, honesty and good manners will take you places and assist you in obtaining things that money NEVER will.
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#13. We must realize that people do not have to conform to one another. We are after all, ultimately beholden to ourselves.
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#14. We live in a society where people feel they have to be right, no matter what. If we subscribe to that narrow view, the critical gray area is compromised.
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#15. We live in a world with an ever-growing population. Personal space these days is at a premium. Physically, we are practically tripping over our fellow man. Mentally and spiritually, the divide among us seems to widen.
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#16. Under no circumstance is any proverbial player ever more significant than the collective.
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#17. While you are busy eyeing the progress of others, you lose sight of your own opportunities. Handle your own business and get your personal affairs in order. Paying too much attention to someone else's blessings will ultimately cost you your own.
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#18. Sometimes it seems, we are so diminished by our own shortcomings we are unable to celebrate the success of others.
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#19. Whether or not you agreed with the group's incendiary style, one thing most people will agree on: N.W.A had a deep, trans-formative and lasting effect on hip hop ideology.
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#20. As a divorced man, I can say from experience that there may come a time when a couple decides it is best to live separate lives: where you have different dreams and are no longer willing to make sacrifices to achieve the other's goal.
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#21. The first step to receiving more blessings is appreciating the ones you have.
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#22. Take in every detail of your environment and adapt.
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#23. Occupy your thoughts with purpose and you will be so busy pursuing a meaningful future there will be no time for doubt, chaos and disappointment.
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#24. Door money. It's a distraction. It impedes judgment. It blurs focus. Chasing the almighty dollar can become the root of all evil, the bane of one's existence.
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#25. When someone loves you for who you are (completely) without judgment, impossible conditions or pretense...your heart awakens, your soul comes alive, your senses are stimulated and you know true happiness.
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#26. We must learn to choose between lining our bank accounts and being accountable for our future.
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#28. At some point in any adult life, we have to understand that business decisions cannot be made with an emotional bias.
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#29. Choose your battles - small enough to win but big enough to matter.
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#30. The advantage of living your life consistently with determination, purpose and righteousness, every day is a success. There is victory in each good intention that you act upon! - HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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#31. Never spend more time worrying about somebody or some situation (that plays no significant role in your life) more than you do about yourself.
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#32. Make a difference, change the game for the better, leave a legacy, be a guide that someone else can follow and make better, and then someone else will follow that and make that better.
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#33. Every thought, every action, every statement should have meaning.
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#34. As you celebrate your special day I hope you are showered with priceless gifts of love, thoughtfulness, friendships, family, laughter and good times. These are just a few simple presents that money can't buy and that you absolutely deserve! Happy Birthday!
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#35. INSECURITY breeds JEALOUSY / JEALOUSY creates ENVY / ENVY causes self-destruction / a hater is made up of all three. Just remember you are an opportunity away from being hated on yourself!
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#36. Keep your eyes and your mind open. Don't be blinded by filters like fear, uncertainty, pessimism and negativity.
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#37. Once I had been introduced to depression, I realized if I wanted to help my friend and preserve our friendship, I needed to understand what the illness was all about.
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#38. Hip hop music (and the entire category) is one of few that unite fans of all colors, races, religions, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and genders.
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#39. Be careful who you share your personal life with. If someone you confide shares secrets with you, that they were asked not to divulge, chances are your secret's already out there too. Everything is not for everybody.
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#40. Now is the time to realize your potential and look beyond disappointment and focus on blessings. They are all around you, if you only take the time to welcome them into your life.
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#41. Labels (of any kind) are simply band-aids people apply to their lives to mask the wounds of their insecurities.
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#42. Sometimes it's more prudent to leave ego at the door so common sense can climb in through a window.
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#43. Assign a deadline to your biggest objectives and stick to it so they don't become just another litany of "what ifs" and sad regrets.
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#44. My parents and grandparents did not tolerate idle thoughts or behavior. If the action did not have a purpose or lead you in a positive direction, their feeling was "why bother?" This is how I was built. This is why I refuse to fail.
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#45. Never try to place STOP PAYMENT on a reality check!
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#46. Until we become the change we seek, the change we seek will never come.
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#47. Insecurity is a powerful enemy. It forces people to use make-up, plastic surgery, collagen injections and liposuction; to nip, tuck, throw up, push up, suck in and laser.
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#48. The foundation that my parents and grandparents instilled in me is unyielding, especially the principle that teaches me to keep God first in all I do.
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#49. Your life is not so complicated. God has already written the script, casted the key players. It is when we try to re-write the plot that we encounter unnecessary drama. Accept the role God has chosen you to play. Faith in his direction will assure an Oscar worthy performance!
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#51. Each day, wake up with a plan. Don't just approach your days in an unfocused void. That state of mind leaves too much room for discontent, opposition, unhappiness and hopelessness.
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#52. Experience has taught me choosing the right people to have in your life should be a well thought out, deliberate process.
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#53. You should always be your greatest motivator. Never leave that power in someone else's hands. Once you learn to love the person you are, there are no limits to the person you can become.
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#54. Never lose sight of the people who are the foundation of the future you are working to build.
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#55. Remind the people you care about how much you love them today. It will only take a moment, and it doesn't have to be an elaborate speech. It's a simple gesture but I promise, those words, can heal. Don't wait until tomorrow, it may never get here.
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#57. The tide seldom shifts in favor of a selfish individual.
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#58. A man enrich his community. A man teach and display leadership qualities for his children. A man by his presence is safety and security for his Queen. The best the thing a man can do for this world, his children and Queen is be a man.
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#60. DOOR MONEY" To focus on door money means one is paying so much attention to the amount of money they are making at the door they do not consider there is much more profit to be made inside a venue.
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#61. In the midst of combat, we learned a great deal about mankind and its many different races, creeds and beliefs.
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#62. I work every day to live my life in such a way that when I take my last breath, I will be satisfied I made a difference and I was an inspiration; that I left something behind that will be meaningful to society; I did not shame my family, disappoint my friends or ruin my good name.
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#63. So while it is great to celebrate on a day dedicated to moms, I urge each of you, to ALWAYS be good to the woman who is so good to you. Honor your mothers EVERY DAY by letting her know she is the real MVP in your life.
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#64. A relationship is so much easier when you make a conscious decision to accept that you only have each other. That said, problems with your mate should only be discussed within the confines of your union.
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#65. Just when the devil tries to steer me in the wrong direction I learn how powerful God's GPS really is. (Evil will not re-route my journey). He has mapped my success to the final destination.
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#66. I want you to identify your strengths or talents and to find something about yourself that makes you unique and special and refer to that image each time you find yourself feeling insecure or unsure.
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#67. It is never prudent to bury our heads in the sand when in distress or faced with adversity; to place our hands over our eyes in a feeble attempt to hide from the inevitable.
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#68. One truth that has helped me accept some of the most difficult moments and heartbreaking decisions in my life is that I already have all for which I ask. I am blessed! I am delivered from my worries!
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#69. I wanna leave this world better than I found it. I have the ability to draw people to my comedy shows so I wanna use that blessing not to make money but to make a difference.
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#70. Hip hop in its purest form has evolved, inspired, educated and created a lucrative independent revenue stream for what was once a poverty-stricken, hopeless class of artists.
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#71. Depending on the strength of the relationship, level of communication and one's tolerance for discord, many people are able to get past normal skirmishes unscathed.
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#72. In a relationship, prudent application of the gray theory is a key ingredient in assuring years of happiness; "till death do us part". Balance is at the center of success, satisfaction and a lifetime of love.
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#73. Ignorance is a progressive thinker's enemy; acceptance, awareness, accountability and action are the tools of the informed; of people who want change and do all they can to achieve it.
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#74. When a couple announces they are getting married, far too often the first response is "let me see the ring." Really? Your first concern after two people have decided to spend the rest of their lives together as husband and wife is how fancy the ring is?
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#75. I believe hip hop's characteristic beliefs as a whole are misunderstood, underappreciated and highly underestimated.
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#76. People who are distracted by door money, neglect the production and the audience. Money becomes their god. They sacrifice their reputation in favor of building revenue. Believe me; the former is more difficult to recover if lost.
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#77. Dwelling on a disappointing situation is like walking through drying cement; eventually you will get stuck. Instead make a mental note, picked yourself up and continued living life. #forward
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#78. Military service is not just a vocation. It is a way of life, an attitude that you carry in your heart even after you are discharged.
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#80. Love is a two-way street, but not everyone deserves a license.
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#81. People who feed off chaos are hungry for attention and starved spiritually. Their appetite for dysfunction is insatiable. Don't allow them to feast off the blessings God prepared for YOU.
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#82. God has HIS way of letting you know when you made the right or wrong decision. Pay attention when it happens.
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#83. There should always be an end game, or else all you are doing is practicing for an opportunity for which you have no idea of what it is or what it will even look like.
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#84. Leaders don't wait. They shape their own frontiers. The bigger the challenge, the greater the opportunity.
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#85. Faith brings clarity. You stop asking why, and prepare for when. You accept that life's biggest disappointments can become the greatest blessings; when one door closes, another opens. When it does, step through fearlessly! If you walk in faith, you will not get lost.
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#86. If you have the desire, passion and enthusiasm to do something, nothing in the world will stop you.
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#87. We are all capable of regulating how we think and feel. It just boils down to owning that power.
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#88. Don't hate on someone whose hard work placed them on the road to success, while your envy and ill-intent put you on a path toward failure.
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#89. In relationships, everyone makes mistakes. If you are forgiven for yours, don't take it for granted.
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#90. When you sever ties with the unit purely for self-serving intentions, you are likely to find yourself stranded and struggling to survive; fighting to keep your head above water. What's more, there is no one to save you because you've turned your back on your comrades and snubbed your support system.
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#91. When things do not go our way, we typically have two choices, either be controlled or take control.
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#92. Don't let life's challenges discourage you. Some things are just out of your control. Make it work for you! The most painful lessons of the past can teach you how to survive in the present .
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#93. The business of hip hop is probably the most tangible example of the genre's dramatic maturation.
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#94. What good is wealth if one is spiritually, emotionally, and mentally bankrupt?
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#96. Stop giving the best part of you to those unworthy of that gift.
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#97. I just follow God's lead. One step, one day and one opportunity at a time. The hardest part is not becoming distracted.
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#98. Why do we want and need the validation of those who celebrate our exclusion?
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#99. No one makes it to the "top" by themselves. Each step you take is guided by at least one person's blood, sweat and tears. Appreciate those who stand behind you as you rise. They are the only ones who will catch you if you fall. The ladder of success is steadiest when someone's there to support it.
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#100. If you continue to concentrate so deeply on the negative factors you are unable to acknowledge all the positive results.
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