DMX Quotes

The snake, the rat, the cat, the dog... How you gonna see 'em if you livin' in the fog?

I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.

Don't believe everything you hear, don't believe everything you read and only believe half of what you see

The curse turned to grace when the hurt turned to faith.

Right, wrong, good, bad, heaven, hell. I think that is the theme of my life. I think you have to know both in order to honestly choose one. So I'm familiar with both sides of the fence.

Never become so involved with something that it blinds you. Never forget where you from; someone will remind you.

If your heart was as big as your mouth you'd be real.

Be careful of the ones that always wanna get you high, cause when the time comes, that one'll let you die.

The minute you get too big to mop a floor or wipe a counter, that's the exact minute you have life f**ked up.

No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain.

I am highly favored by God, I experience great victories, supernatural turnarounds, and miraculous breakthroughs in the midst of great impossibilities.

It's a waste of energy to think about what somebody else is doing and how they doing it. I'ma just do what I do.

The places that ive been, the things that i have seen - what you have as nightmares, are what i have as dreams.

Anything that's not positive, I don't have the energy to focus on it. Anything that's not going in the right direction, I don't have the time or the energy.

Look in my eyes, see what I see Do what I do, be what I be Walk in my shoes, hurt your feet Then know why I do dirt in the street.

My birth was a blessing. Sent to live and die on Earth; it's a blessing. We each have a star; all you have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone sees it, you won't be blinded.

I'll repent one day, just not right now.

In my heart I mean well. But if you help me to grow, then what I have in my heart will begin to show.

I don't like anything about Drake.

With the Lord behind us they're ain't nothing we can't do.

The truth is undeniable. You tell somebody the truth, it's undeniable.

You gave us power in our words, so I think before I speak, and that way when I speak, they know I'm here to teach.

I stand before you a weekend version of your reflection begging for direction, for my soul needs resurrection.

I can forgive, I just can't forget.

Let em' know that amidst all the confusion; some of us may do the winnin but.. We all do the losin, it's just who does the choosin

Nothing we can't handle, break it up and dismantle.

I know I may have done some bad things, but I'm not a bad person.

The toughest guys have the biggest hearts. The biggest hearts - because they have to be tough to protect it.

Do the right thing cause after the tears come the cheers.

Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want.

Every day, I get closer to God. Every day, my will to do the right thing gets stronger.

Times are hard in the ghetto, I gotta steal for a living; Eating turkey-flavored Now & Laters for Thanksgiving.

You showed me everything was black cause my eyes were closed.

I'm not going to disrespect you, don't disrespect me.

I've read every one of Donald Goines' books. So as soon as I heard there was an opportunity for one of his novels to be turned into a movie, I jumped at the opportunity.

My mother, my father, I love 'em, I hate 'em, wish god I didnt have 'em, but thank god that he made 'em

I need to say what's in my heart, and you call it a style

I been the same dude my whole life.

I was always a winner, but just didn't know it.

I'm a personal type of person. I'll speak when I have something to say, not 'cause someone just wants to know something.

I can reach people the average person can't reach because I'm as grounded as I am.

I'm glad that young black people are successful with the music. I'm not a hater.

You can't speak for the people unless you're able to walk amongst the people. And how many of these rappers out here actually hang out with regular people?

Just because someone raps, doesn't mean that's all they can do. A lot of people are multi-talented.

Columbia tried to put me behind other groups, so I didn't wanna wait, they let me out of the contract and I'm glad they did.

There's a difference between violence and senseless violence.

I'm not an industry artist - I'm an artist in the industry.

You can't call any one person the devil. Because no one person has the power to be the devil.

Any performance I do, I give 110 percent.

I don't recall being excited about a new rapper, ever.