Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Sr.) Quotes
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That's what every young kid thinks about when they first put on a uniform - is to play in the Major League and then, ultimately, play in a World Series. To me, that was the ultimate, winning in '86.
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People like me were supposed to be into exclusivity, unapproachable. That's what I hate most. I think it's very demode.
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In winter, the Icelanders told the tales of the brave men of old in their families, and so the tradition was handed on from father to son, the same stories told every winter, till all the particulars became well known.
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I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.
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People desire power. I don't know why they want it so. It seems to me it implies a hugely superior intellect which separates them from most of the populace.
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I think shortly after I got signed, it just started to dawn on me that I had something to say and that Yahweh put something in my heart to share with the world.
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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.
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There's a part of me that's always charging ahead. I'm the curious kid, always going to the edge.
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I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.
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I don't think I'm going to become Brad Pitt overnight, but I presume if walk down Oxford Street, there is a chance someone might clock me.
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When most people think of Woodrow Wilson, they see a dour minister's son who never cracked a smile, where in fact he was a man of genuine joy and great sadness.
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The talk about balance, nuclear balance, seems to me to be metaphysical and doesn't seem to be real at all.
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I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.
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I don't feel like sitting around doing nothing would benefit me.
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At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love.
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I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.
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Film has always been a really good tool for me to communicate emotion about why I create a collection. I'm probably one of the first designers to make short films.
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I like creating images.
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I think 'Pretty Little Liars' is going to be hugely popular for adults, for kids, for girls, for guys, you know, something for everyone to look at, and the stories are going to be great. There's suspense every week. The friendship is really fun to watch. I think it's going to have something for everybody.
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As cliched as it sounds, if you have an original voice and an original idea, then no matter what anybody says, you have to find a way to tell that story.
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I just try to live a really simple, natural life, because obviously, life has an impact on your voice.
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We all wake up, and I'm sure at some point during the day we all have very similar thoughts regardless of our circumstances and where we are in the world.
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My son, O'Shea. He looks like me, and he can rhyme.
