LL Cool J (James Todd Smith) Quotes
My radio's loud like a fire alarm: The floor vibrates, the walls cave in, The bass makes my eardrums seem thin. Def sounds in my ride, yes the front and back... You would think it was a party, not a Cadillac!
Quotes to Explore
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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I have super-supercurly hair, and it's a constant struggle.
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One thing you can't intend is how you will be read. I hear it said a lot that my books are about the 'search for identity', and this is said admiringly, as if I meant to encourage such a search.
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Rioting is a childish way of trying to be a man, but it takes time to rise out of the hell of hatred and frustration and accept that to be a man you don't have to riot.
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Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.
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After 'The Sisters Brothers,' I tried to write a contemporary story dealing with an investment adviser in New York City who moves to Paris. I did all this research, but after about a year and any number of pages written, I was bored stiff.
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Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.
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It's very easy to be judgmental until you know someone's truth.
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This country is pretty amazing.
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My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.
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I just feel like if I really believe what Dr. King said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,' then I should be compelled to use my God-given platform to effect change.
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I think when you've got a passion for something, it comes out of you, and people can feel it. Then your mind is so geared towards that and how you can improve on it, and you're so excited about performing that it comes together.
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You American people worry too much about the China economy. Every time you think China is a problem, we get better, but when you have a high expectation for China, China is always a problem.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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Living in the U.K., there is no way to know whether anyone in India likes my music, but I was surprised to see people singing along while I performed in Pune.
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A lot of people meet me and they're like, 'Why aren't you crazy?'
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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
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America's workers face a battle for their jobs. They are the finest workers in the world. American workers grow, harvest, and mine some of the world's highest quality and most plentiful raw materials.
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I think stress is an addiction. It can be tied to work addiction or busyness addiction or success addiction.
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Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic.
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The will of God is exactly what we would do if we knew all the facts.
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My radio's loud like a fire alarm: The floor vibrates, the walls cave in, The bass makes my eardrums seem thin. Def sounds in my ride, yes the front and back... You would think it was a party, not a Cadillac!
