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Quotes from The Notorious B.I.G.

Back in third grade, they used to say, 'Take whatever talent you have and think of something you can do with it.' I liked to draw, but what could I do with it? Maybe I could be an art dealer - nah, can't see myself doing that. Maybe I could do commercial arts?
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
I'm basically different things to different people. If it's a guy, I'm-a probably have my guard up because it's a street rule that when men come around that I don't know, I just immediately throw shade on them. But I don't associate with fellas all that much; if it's a girl - a beautiful girl - I be nice.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
If you don't love yourself, I'll make you see your own heart.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
I'm making music for the people. If y'all love the music, y'all gonna buy the music.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
My mom is from Jamaica, and she was going to school in the morning, and in the evening she was working, and at night she would go to night school and then come in and go to sleep.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
Sky is the limit and you know that you keep on, Just keep on pressin on. Sky is the limit and you know that you can have what you want, be what you want.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
Every true hustler knows that you cannot hustle forever. You will go to jail eventually.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
In South Africa, they think we're pygmies!
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
If Fay has twins, she'll probably have two pacs. Get it? Tu... Pac's.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
If the game shakes me or breaks me, I hope it makes me a better man.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis. When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
I married her after knowing her eight days, and I was happy. That was my baby. At the same time, with us being so spontaneous, we did it backwards. Maybe she won't admit it, but I will. We should have got to know each other and then got married. The relationship kind of dissolved, but we're still going to be friends. I love her.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
I can't never stop nobody, can't knock nobody hustle.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
I hold grudges, but I can't hate nobody; that's not my nature.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
It's like the more money we come across / the more problems we see.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
And everything you get, ya gotta work hard for it.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
Basically, I wake up at nine o'clock in the morning, go to different record stores, go to the studio, think up different ideas for songs. Just workin'.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
Growing up in the streets of Bed-Stuy, it was hard, yo.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
You're nobody 'til somebody kills you.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
I cleaned up my act, and I made this rap thing work for me. I thought people would respect me for that. But instead, it's, 'Oh, he's sold all these records, and now he thinks he's all that.'
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us No heat. Wonder why Christmas missed us Birthdays was the worst days Now we sip champagne when we thirst-ay.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
I mean even though we were going through our drama I would never wish death on nobody, you know what I'm sayin' Because there ain't no coming back from that
~ The Notorious B.I.G.
I never wish death on nobody, cause there ain't coming back from that.
~ The Notorious B.I.G.