I think the first time [Dre] did [biten me]. We cried together. I assumed he did. I assumed that would be the first and last time. I learned that it wasn't.

It’s easier to hold onto your own stereotypes and misconceptions, it makes you feel justified in your own ignorance. That’s America. So the challenge for us is, are we ready for change?

Before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation.

Changing the big picture takes time.. and the best things to do is focus on the things that we can make in our lives if we're doing all that. That becomes the collage of real change

I can't think of any time we had a discussion [with Dre] about the aftermath of what happened the night before. We just had too much going on.

Well, right now, my music is - it's just happy. I'm not in a relationship, but I know who I am now. I have wisdom. I have the power of knowing who I am. That's huge.

My daughters are the heart of my heart and the center of my world

For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I'm Really Proud of My Country

There are no mistakes in life, and it's not about anybody being able to judge you.

When my mother and my grandmother died three months apart, I knew my world was over.

I tried to be strong in the face of obstacles.

Show me a man who mistakes patience for weakness and I’ll show you a fool.

Adversity is the mother of prosperity

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.

It is important for everyone to keep in close contact and preferably be in physical proximity with their loved ones.

I get all the truth I need in the newspaper every morning, and every chance I get I go fishing, or swap stories with fishermen to get the taste of it out of my mouth.

The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.

I love Baltimore, I want to retire a raven

I was adrift in a sea of questions and if answers were lifeboats, I was in imminent danger of drowning.

If what you hear preached doesn't cause faith to come and build faith in your spirit, then it either isn't the Word of God or else you're not hearing it

Thou art a slave, whom fortune's tender arm With favour never clasp'd; but bred a dog.