Marshall Bruce Mathers III Quotes
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Life... by Marshall Mathers... What is life ? Life is like a big obstacle put in front of your optical to slow you down... And everytime you think you gotten past it It's gonna come back around and tackle you to the damn ground
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My thing is this; if I'm sick enough to think it, then I'm sick enough to say it.
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You beef wit me, I'm-a even the score equally. Take you on Jerry Springer and beat your ass legally.
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I want to keep making records as long as I can, but I don't know how long you can be taken seriously in rap.
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The worst thing that could have happened to me as an addict was having money.
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The album requires a certain focus of mine that I can't really explain - let's just say it's all I can really do while I'm doing it.
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I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.
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Mother, are you there? I love you. I never meant to hit you over the head with that shovel.
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Cuz this is what happens when bad meets evil We hit the trees till we look like Vietnamese people
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I truly believe I may be getting too big for my own good.
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Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything handed to him on a platter - for him to pick up a rap tape is incredible to me, because what that's saying is that he's living a fantasy life of rebellion.
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Yo, I failed ninth grade three times, but I don't think it was necessarily 'cause I'm stupid.
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My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him.
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Despite what I say in my songs, its never okay for a man to put his hands on a female.
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You ever love somebody so much You can barely breathe When you’re with them
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The reality is you do not know exactly what is likely to occur tomorrow. Lifetime can be a ridiculous trip, and practically nothing is confirmed.
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You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough.
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When you're a little kid, you don't see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind. It never became an issue until I was a teenager and started trying to rap.
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Gave a girl herpes in exchange for syphilis, put my LP on your Christmas gift list.
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All my life I've been dealing with my race because of where I grew up [Detroit] and being in the rap game. I'm at a boiling point...Anybody who pulls the race card is getting it right back in their face.
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You know, not to sound corny or nuthin', but I felt like a fighter comin' up, man. I felt like, you know, I'm being attacked for this reason or that reason, and I gotta fight my way through this.
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I've been running a lot, taking care of myself.
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They call me superman, I'm here to rescue you.
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The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.