Quotes from Puff Daddy

I have so much respect for people in the theater. You can't do 10 or 15 takes. It's all live. It's like life in motion.

Man, I just feel blessed... I was in a situation where the only way I could come out of it was by putting my faith in God. No matter how good my lawyers were, no matter how much celebrity I had, everything was just stacked up against me.

At an early age, I started my own paper route. Once I saw how you could service people and do a good job and get paid for it, I just wanted to be the best I could be in whatever I did.

My mother was always working for a job, so I guess I was always trained that I should have multiple jobs, multiple aspirations. And I remember she had multiple aspirations, always hearing about her dreams and things she did in the past and things she wanted to do.

I'm in the studio 24 hours a day. It's true that once you get a certain level of success, you become a target. Talk magazine should be ashamed of themselves.

I have had fans make me the big picture collages of the photo books I have had fans send me birthday cakes... sing to me on my voicemail. I have had fans flash me. I have had older fans give me their bras and underwear onstage.

I'm against all war.

We used to talk about wanting to get some money, but that's when hip-hop was based on your dreams and your fantasy. The whole thing now is the dreams and fantasies were achieved, and you don't want to make it the focal point. You can't keep beating that dead horse.

My message is all about peace.

I got a chance to have my dream come true, and I wanted to make sure I made the decision as to when I dropped my last album. If I don't feel like this album is an incredible piece of work, then I'm cool with the albums I've done. I don't have to put out another album.

I don't believe in fear - I live my life without regrets.

I'm the definition of half man, half drugs.

I'm gonna go down in history as being one of the best music men and businessmen in entertainment ... The people that I'm going to be greater than are Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Clive Davis.

Nearly every black man faces an unacceptable level of violence in this society. I'm not different. Money can shield you; it can protect you. But it doesn't make you white.

Get money, have fun and treat a woman like she's a queen

Mix me with violence, blend me with peace, Combine me with hate, and I can't face defeat.

Let your soul lead the way, cause I'm that enemy that you can't see.

Don't be afraid to close your eyes and dream, but then open your eyes and see

I want to convey how beautiful it is to close your eyes and dream. And then to open them and make that dream a reality.

If you're looking for a deep album or you're looking for me to talk about past situations, it's not even about that. It's just 14 hot records that are gonna make you dance.

Put up your guards, keep faith in God, I promise you all the world will be ours.

You the girl I been lookin' for my whole life God bless me, I'm glad I got the insight Because of you girl, now I understand life

If you want something bad enough and you have that desire, you'll walk to another state or country if you have to.

All I've been trying to do all my life is to make great music.