Ice Cube Quotes

Get inspired with these Inspirational Quotes from Ice Cube.

Full name: O’Shea Jackson
Born: 15 June 1969 (age 50 years), Crenshaw, California, United States
Profession: American rapper, actor, and filmmaker
Net worth: $160 million

I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don’t head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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I can’t believe, today was a good day.
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The worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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Drink some coffee, put some gangsta rap on, and handle it.

Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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You better check yourself before you wreck yourself.
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Nothing wrong with being from the hood, but I’d rather my kids be visitors than residents.
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Just wakin’ up in the morning gotta thank god.
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I do what I do. You like it, great. You don’t, go listen to somebody else. I’m stickin’ with the people that stuck with me.
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I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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Music is where I have the most creative freedom, but I love producing. To me, that’s kind of where all the action is. You get a chance to have your hands in every aspect of a film. From picking a director, sometimes picking a writer, to the actors, the wardrobe, set design, editing, music, and marketing.
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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it’s like climbing a mountain or building a building. It’s a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.
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You don’t wanna mess up what you’ve done. It’s like Jordan coming back: You’re scared to mess up the legacy.
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My grandmother worked at one of those Bel-Air mansions, and we would go – not too often, but every now and then – to pick her up. Hollywood was probably 12 miles from my house, but it might as well have been a million miles away. The only time I saw that world was on TV. Until I started making records.
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I am only 33, I’ve got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I’m looking forward to the future and I’m proud about the past.
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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who’s trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
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