Not that it mattered though. The truth seldom ever did in the face of a juicy lie.

I hadn’t even left my room and already my day had taken a U-turn straight to hell.

The most dangerous enemy is not the one who lingers behind you in the shadows, but the one who walks beside you as a friend.

One misstep was all it took, and it all came crashing down. And they were right there waiting for it—eager and ready to bury me in the wreckage.

People who are ready to learn are those who will be the best to lead.

Be fresh like a flower, be loving like water.

We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.

I was unemployed for a long time, but I couldn't adjust to the hours.

As a girl, you're supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin?

If you stay in one place, you can only rap about one thing because that's all you know.

Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.

Motivation describes your attitude when you would rather do one thing more than another at a particular time.

Pieces and parts were always easier to process. The full picture, the entire story, was another thing entirely. But you just never knew. Sometimes, people could surprise you.

[I've worked as a guard at Rikers Island] from 1988 to 1990.