Common Quotes

Time is real, we can't rewind it... Out of everybody I met, who told the truth? Time did.

Man, just believe in yourself, be able to dream, and know that there's going to be valleys and peaks. Always stay centered, and know that God is the key, the beginning and end of everything you do.

I love black thighs, you sisters better realize That real hair and real eyes get real guys. So before you makeup your face, you better make up your mind.

Never lookin' back or too far in front of me; the present is a gift and I just wanna be.

Education is what you get from reading the small print; experience is what you get from not reading it.

The mutual fund industry has been built, in a sense, on witchcraft.

I put God first, and strive to do my best by being a loving human being, recognizing that sometimes I make mistakes and bad choices.

One day it'll all make sense.

Not everyone is the same. You can't label a person just because of what they do or what they've done.

I appreciate this moment in time...ball players and actors be knowing my rhymes

I met this girl when I was ten years old, And what I loved most she had so much soul. She was old school, when I was just a shorty Never knew throughout my life she would be there for me.

Come close to me baby. Let your love hold you. I know this world is crazy, but what's it without you?

If heaven had a height, you would be that tall

I want a better world, I want love and harmony amongst people no matter what color you are, what race or what background you come from or sexual orientation.

We as people have a purpose here to contribute to the Earth, to contribute to people's goodness and good life.

I believe in heaven more than hell, lessons more than jail. In the ghetto, let love prevail with a story to tell. My eyes see the glory, and well, The world waiting for me to yell, "I Have A Dream!"

The mystery religions were instituted in order to protect the marvels of the commonplace from those who would devalue them.

I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet.

In our not-yet-acknowledged secret garden lie the seeds of some of our best not-yet-written stories

Don't believe in role models, but if I do, then I'm mine

I attribute my ability to maintain cool to God, self-esteem, and knowing my purpose in life. It can't be based on anything material or external.

Now is our time to change the world

When I see people of my likeness, or who are somebody that I feel connected to, doing something great, I fee like I can do it. It gives me some hope and vision.

It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.

You can handle just about anything that comes at you out on the road with a believable grin, common sense and whiskey.

When you have style, it doesn't matter what other people are saying.

In my view, nineteen pounds of old books are at least nineteen times as delicious as one pound of fresh caviar.

God created me to be an individual. And I am a Chicago dude that grew up the way I grew up and was named Rashid and was given a certain purpose and mission. So, I am rare for those reasons.

If the eyes are the window to your soul open eyes bring the cold.

I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums

I can think of few better ways to introduce a child to books than to let her stack them, upend them, rearrange them, and get her fingerprints all over them.

I start thinking: How many souls hip-hop has affected? How many dead folks this art resurrected? How many nations this culture connected? Who am I to judge one's perspective?

My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.

I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win.

It's hard to see blessings in a violent culture

I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.

We are all born rude. No infant has ever appeared yet with the grace to understand how inconsiderate it is to disturb others in the middle of the night.

To be a storyteller is to be able to speak truth, to be able to use your imagination, to use the creative gifts that the Creator has given you.

Now I'm on the rise, doin' business with my guys. Visions realize, music [your craft] affected lives. A gift from the skies, to be recognized, I'm keeping my eye on the people, that's the prize

Books wrote our life story, and as they accumulated on our shelves (and on our windowsills, and underneath our sofa, and on top of our refrigerator), they became chapters in it themselves.

God is my guide, so I try to not judge myself too much, knowing that at the end of the day, my greatest judge will be Jehovah God.

There is the strange power we have of changing facts by the force of the imagination.

Justice is juxtaposition in us Justice for all just ain't specific enough.

This is my inception, I'm writing my dreams.

One thing I always loved about hip-hop music was the raw, boom-bap element - it felt powerful and manly.

I embody EVERYTHING from the Godly to the party.

You are the only you God made... God made you and broke the mold.

Could the straggling thoughts of individuals be collected, they would frequently form materials for wise and able men to improve into useful matter.

To have my name said like, "Common and John Legend, Golden Globe nominees," is one of the greatest achievements I've ever had as an artist, as a person.

Reading aloud means no skipping, no skimming, no cutting to the chase.