"Hip-hop's always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I look at the history of this music it's always had a lot of positivity."

"I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist."

"I don't wanna abandon my identity as LL Cool J, but at the same time, I had to figure out how to let people know that I'm really serious about making these movies."

"We need to make sure that there's art in the school. Why? Why should art be in the school? Because if art isn't in a school, then a guy like Steve Jobs doesn't get a chance to really express himself because in order for art to meet technology, you need art."

"In the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"It is a quiet truth that in the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Music inflames temperament."

"A life well-lived is a testament that the melody of life is composed of both highs and lows."