Quotes About Struggle

They're definitely having their moment now because they know how to work the system, and I know I have to be that way, too, in order to succeed. But it's never been more frustrating for me.

Sometimes I only succeed in beating myself to death.

Well there are those who think you can only succeed at someone else's expense.

The human race has been in a long struggle to eliminate murder. And we will succeed.

Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.

I'm still ambivalent about Hollywood. I think that's why I made 'Star 80.' To deal with the ambivalence. I really wanted to succeed Gene Kelly, and I thought it was a fair bet.

I feel as if I've been so inured to failure, because I fail more than I succeed. As with any kind of fiction, I throw out so many pages; I get rejected so many times.

So many great movements didn't succeed the first time, but people kept trying and trying and trying.

It's a constant man-ego-check going on in the streets, in this world.

I worked hard all my life as far as this music business. I dreamed of the day when I could go to New York and feel comfortable and they could come out here and be comfortable.

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it's dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.

If you believe in God, believe in Death Row East.

I just don't know how to deal with so many people giving me that much affection. I never had that in my life.

In my mind I'm a blind man doin' time.

Thug Life to me is dead.

My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.'

My Mama always use to tell me, If you can't find something to live for, you best find something to die for...

It seems like every time you come up something happens to bring you back down.

Sometimes when I'm alone I Cry, Cause I am on my own. The tears I cry are bitter and warm. They flow with life but take no form I Cry because my heart is torn. I find it difficult to carry on. If I had an ear to confide in, I would cry among my treasured friend, but who do you know that stops that long, to help another carry on. The world moves fast and it would rather pass by. Then to stop and see what makes one cry, so painful and sad. And sometimes... I Cry and no one cares about why.

All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.

Is it a crime to fight for what is mine?

For every dark night, there's a brighter day.

Everybody against me. Why? Why me? I have not brought violence to you. I have not brought Thug Life to America. I didn't create Thug Life. I diagnosed it.

Niggers was the ones on the rope, hanging off the thing. Niggas is the ones with gold ropes,hanging out at clubs.