JAY-Z quotes

I'd rather die enormous than live dormant

Men lie, women lie, numbers don't

A loss ain't a loss, it's a lesson

You can pay for school, but you can't buy class

Standing back from situations gives you the perfect view

Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it, but to try to understand it, and use it as a foundation to grow.

Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week

A man that don't take care his family can't be rich

If every nigga in your clique is rich, your clique is rugged

Nobody will fall 'cause everyone will be each others crutches

Black entrepreneur, nobody did us no favors

Nobody gave us shit, we made us

Can't be scared to fail in search of perfection

Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life, might miss.

Belief in oneself and knowing who you are, I mean, that’s the foundation for everything great

Show 'em how to move in a room full of vultures

Death before dishonor, and I tell you what else

I tighten my belt 'fore I beg for help

In order to survive, got to learn to live with regrets

They say you can't turn a bad girl good

But once a good girl's gone bad, she's gone forever

There's the gift, there's the spirit, and there's the work—all three have to come together.

Fear not when, fear not why, fear not much while we're alive

Life is for living, not living uptight

Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out.

Everyone needs a chance to evolve.

people are not given time to develop, they're expected to be great.

No one gave me anything.

We all fish, better teach your folk

Give him money to eat, the next week, he's broke

Well, we don't believe you, you need more people

I would rather not sell any records than (not tell) my truth.

The iTunes Store wasn't built in a day.