T.I. Quotes

#1. I think R. Kelly's range is so vast and broad that in order to stimulate himself creatively as an artist, he has to step so, so far outside the box, or else he feels like he's not challenging himself.

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#2. Some of y'all are not where you want to be in life, yet you party every weekend. What is it that you're celebrating?

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#3. I'm beating down the Internet as we speak.

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#4. If you don't respect nothin' else, you will respect this hustle.

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#5. I want to do things that shock people. I think that persona attributes more to the roles that other people may consider me for, rather than the ones I consider for myself.

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#6. My father passed away in 2002, but yes, we were pretty close. I loved him a lot.

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#7. I don't really like the sound of Auto-Tune. I don't like when it's extremely audible, when you're able to detect it easily. I don't like that.

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#8. All you can do is handle it, worst thing you can do is panic. Use it to your advantage, avoid insanity, manage to conquer ever obstacle, make impossible possible. Even when winning's illogical, losing is still far from optional.

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#9. If I think of something, half-way into it, I can throw it in there and it won't be so far down the line that it would be insignificant. However, I also like to completely focus on something for a certain period of time, and then be able to move on to something else.

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#10. My childhood name that my father gave me, my mother, my grandmother, grandfather, family and friends all call me T.I.P.

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#11. All the hatin just fuels to my fire.

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#12. I regret my lack of options. I regret being painted into a corner and having that be the only instrument to get me from point A to point B.

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#13. You have to surpass the levels of success that you have already achieved, and that's the challenge. But, it's a welcome challenge. I appreciate it because it brings the best out of me.

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#14. People are motivated when they see somebody else doing something.

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#15. Brain so good could've sworn you went to college

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#16. I think my first hit was probably '24 is a Rubberband Man,' which was my second album. My first project, it was very well received in the Southeast region, all throughout the South and parts of the Midwest. It was very well received, but I didn't get national exposure on my second album.

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#17. I'm an 'in the shower' or 'in the booth' kind of singer. I can sing, but I need either nobody to be able to hear me, or for me to be able to redo it.

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#18. Life experience makes the best music. That's the thing that nobody else can offer. Nobody else can offer my life. I have a life that is fit for movies, music, and so forth. Nobody else can give that.

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#19. (I'm) much more ... standoffish and hot headed, more intense (than Rashad). Not so dead set on doing the right thing more so than the right now thing; at that age anyway.

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#20. At the end of the day, I got to live my life for my family, for my children, and I'm going to do what's best for them.

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#21. Acting in film, you know, I hear all the time, people say 'You did so much better than I thought you would.' So there's an added element of surprise in film, different than in music.

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#22. I'm an honest, open father.

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#23. Man, I'm a conspiracy theorist by nature. You can't experience the federal penal system and not be somewhat skeptical.

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#24. As long as there's a demand for gangsta rap, it will be supplied.

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#25. People hate it when you're better than them. They ain't hating, start worrying then.

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#26. People see me doing something so all of the guys from my walk of life feel like if he can do it, I can do it. That just keeps spreading and spreading and spreading.

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#27. I've learned that one thing about my life that is certain is trouble.

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#28. Even when I lose faith in myself there is something in me that speaks through and says I am not finished yet.

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#29. You can't go through the kinds of things I've gone through, as much as I have, without re-evaluating yourself and making adjustments. And you can't endure these horrendous circumstances without developing a certain level of strength and wisdom.

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#30. You aint gotta be a dope boy to have money.

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#31. I can't really see myself as an artist. Now, to step out here and there, do it when I feel like it, that's a possibility. But for me to be a full-fledged, full-time artist in the industry, I don't think so.

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#32. I'm not as serious of a person as people make me out to be. Most people would think that I would be less successful in comedy, but I can crack a joke as well as anyone else.

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#33. It is a lot of responsibility. But I enjoy being a father. That's one of the best parts of my life. I feel like, man, that's one of the greatest things I've got going on, being a father.

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#34. Before you get to the strip club, you've got to go through the skating rinks.

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#35. Let it be known: I am a free agent. I'm operating as an independent label. I do not have corporate sponsors. I don't have no corporate backing. I don't have no major distribution.

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#36. Im either running from life or im just waiting to die im the supplier or fire if you chasing a high.

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#37. Never mind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away.

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#38. You're gonna be your best salesman. If you don't sell yourself, nobody else is gonna have a better time with it than you. You've gotta get up for it, every day.

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#39. I wasn't nervous at all. I applied the same amount of efforts to the love scenes as I did to the skating and the acting and everything else.

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#40. It goes without saying that it's hard to attain a certain level of success.

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#41. I wouldn't mind going somewhere and taking a president position and signing acts and taking the attention off of me and taking what I've learned in my career and applying that to another person's.

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#42. People put me on a box, and I love when people think they know what I am capable of or not capable of. I thrive off of that.

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#43. To expect for me to be one-way every time you see me is to expect me to be a one-dimensional man, which I've never been. I've always applauded my efforts to be diverse and multi-faceted.

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#44. I'm going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.

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#45. Even when winnin's illogical, losin's still far from optional

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#46. Let the losers worry about losin.

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#47. God will take you through hell, just to get you to heaven.

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#48. As far as from a standpoint of success, the only person who is in a position to make a claim like that sort [for the 'King Of The South' title] would be Lil Wayne - as far as success from a numbers standpoint. As far as longevity and success, that's the only person I feel like can say that.

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#49. I think we need to find more reasons to unify rather than divide each other.

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#50. I always tried to work hard and stay focused, and just use one opportunity to contribute to the next.

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#51. As long as you focus on your strengths and remain natural, then you come off natural [in your work].

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#52. MTV has always given artists a platform to get their stories and music out to their fans and this series reveals the unknown side of T.I.-one of the world's greatest artists at the most precarious time in his life.

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#53. You know, when I put out records that may not work or connect with the audience, it's because I'm pushing myself as an artist creatively, because I'm just bored doing what everyone wants me to do.

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#54. Fear aint in the heart of me, i learned just do it, you get courage from your fears right after you go through it.

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#55. I always knew that there were huge opportunities for me, and that I had a lot of potential to do a lot of different things, but I also knew it was about my execution and my application of skills.

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#56. I dont care what you do fo you respect, but i would die for mine

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#57. I love BET and I love the fans.

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#58. Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can't.

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#59. Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.

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#60. I think, in comedy, timing is everything. You and I could tell the same joke, but if one of our timing is off, it won't be as funny. You've gotta know when to deliver your punch-lines.

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#61. Nobody is gonna love you like you.

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#62. Nobody is gonna love you like you. You're gonna be your best salesman.

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#63. Some of us were born to hate and some of us were born to be great.

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#64. Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, and start being thankful for what you do got.

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#65. I promote peace and positivity.

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#66. Life can change your directions, even when you ain't planned it.
All you can do is handle it, worst thing you can do is panic.

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#67. I give the niggaz what they came to see, a reflection of one self where they aim to be.

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#68. I always want to execute and maximize off of potential, and this is a natural progression. Coming up as a youngster, I always wanted to be a rapper, but I knew that if I did everything right as a rapper, I'd end up as an actor, following the models of Ice Cube, Tupac [Shakur] and Will Smith.

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#69. My fist so rocky and and wrist so icy,
Might be, thrown off my rocker just slightly,
Feisty, claimin' hot temper don't ignite me,
I'm only gonna ask ya find the exit once politely

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#70. It's only five rappers out of Atlanta who bussin and I'm one of 'em; the other four you know who you are; but if you gotta think twice (well) shawty ya ain't nice; regardless of ya publishin' deal ya can't write

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#71. I, myself, I am not interested in reality television; just me, myself, speaking.

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#72. Danger is ever-present in life, more for some than others.

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