Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes

We all have the same fear, the fear of failure. We all have the fear of failure…as someone successful the weight of all that you’ve done is on you.

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• We all have the same fear, the fear of failure. We all have the fear of failure…as someone successful the weight of all that you’ve done is on you.

  

  Jay-Z
  • Fear
  • Failure
  • Successful