"Once I looked in the mirror and..." - Quote by Kendrick Lamar

“I want you to recognize that I'm a proud monkey...”

“Whenever I make music, it reflects where I'm at mentally.”

“At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.”

“Be gentle and forgiving with yourself, abandon any and all shame, and refuse to engage in any self-repudiation.”

“Call me whatever you like; I am who I must be.”

“There is nothing wrong with good schmaltz, nothing wrong with good heart... The critics think I'm kind of corny. Well, I am corny. As long as people respond to it, I'm okay.”

“I loved my motherland dearly before I went to America and England.After my return, every particle of dust of this land seems sacred to me.”

“I don't hate it here," she said automatically. Surprising herself, she realized that as much as she'd been trying to convince herself otherwise, she was telling the truth. "It's just that I don't belong here." He gave her a meloncholy smile. "If it's any consolation, when I was growing up, I didn't feel like I belonged here, either. I dreamed about going to New York. But it's strange, because when I finally escaped this place, I ended up missing it more than I thought I would. There's something about the ocean that just calls to me.”

“You are awareness, disguised as a person.”