Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Kendrick Lamar Quotes
AchievementIdentityInner ConflictSelf-DiscoverySuccess You can have the platinum album. But, you know, when you still feel like you haven't quite found your place in the world, it kind of gives a crazy offset.
AuthenticityCouragePersonal GrowthSelf-awarenessVulnerability The hardest thing for - not only an artist but for anybody to do is look themselves in the mirror and acknowledge, you know, their own flaws and fears and imperfections and put them out there in the open for people to relate to it.
GratitudeGrowthGuidanceMentorshipSuccess I look at where I'm at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.
AmbitionGrowthPerseveranceResilienceSelf-Discipline I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.
Cultural MixingFamily and HeritageMusic EvolutionMusic InfluenceNostalgia My pops and my mom started playing Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers and all these people, but at the same time, they always had Snoop on right behind it in the same mix.
ArtistryComptonExpressionPerceptionVulnerability You don't hear no artists from Compton showing vulnerability.
AchievementCreativityEmotionInspirationPassion When I'm in the studio, I'm looking for creativity I haven't matched yet, a feeling I haven't felt. It's a high.
AdaptabilityFlexibilityGrowthPersonal DevelopmentSelf-Discovery Me, as a person, I grow. I'm like a chameleon. You know? That is a gift and a curse for me. But more so a gift, because it never puts me in a box.
AuthenticityCreativityDedicationInnovationPassion I'm sticking to the script, I'm putting that organic feeling back in the game.
IsolationMindfulnessPerceptionPresenceSelf-awareness I think my worst problem is actually living in the moment and understanding everything that's going on. I feel like I'm in my own bubble.
CreativityGenerosityMusicPersistenceSharing I'm putting out this free music, constantly putting it out.
HonestyIdentityPersonal narrativeSelf-awarenessStorytelling If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.
FamilyGenerosityGratitudeHappinessSuccess I always thought money was something just to make me happy. But I've learned that I feel better being able to help my folks, 'cause we never had nothing. So just to see them excited about my career is more of a blessing than me actually having it for myself.
HumanityHumilityLeadershipPerceptionRespect The way people look at me these days - that's the same way I looked at President Obama before I met him. We tend to forget that people who've attained a certain position are human.
IdentityIndependencePerceptionRebellionYouth When everybody looks at our generation of kids, they always call us the misfits - you know, like we just don't give a damn.
AmbitionConfidenceLeadershipPowerStrategy I'm Machiavelli's offspring, I'm the king of New York, king of the coast, one hand, I juggle them both.
IdentityReflectionResilienceSelf WorthSuccess As a kid from Compton, you can get all the success in the world and still question your worth.
AchievementCelebrationCommunityRecognitionSuccess Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it's people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys.
DiversityEducationExperienceRaceSegregation In all my days of schooling, from preschool all the way up to 12th grade, there was not one white person in my class. Literally zero.
Music and Cultural Influence My parents were fairly young in the city of Compton. So the things that they played - you know, that was the hip crowd. So I was being exposed to all these ideas, from Big Daddy Kane to Eazy-E to the Bay Area - Too Short, E-40 - you know, back to Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers.
IndependenceInfluenceLifestyleSelf-awarenessTemptation Temptation is just the feeling that you're the most independent person on planet Earth. That you know everything. That's something that we all go through as a kid. Now, this lifestyle that I'm in, the same thing exists! But it's 10 times worse, because everything is at my disposal. When you're in the limelight, you can get anything you want.
AuthenticityExpressionInfluenceMusicPerseverance As long as my music is real, it's no limit to how many ears I can grab.
CommunityFamilyGrowthHeritageRoots My mom's one of 13 siblings, and they all got six kids, and till I was 13 everybody was in Compton.
CultureFamilyInfluenceMemoryMusic Tupac, Biggie, Jay. Your usual suspects. These were the people that was played in my household.
EncouragementFaithPerseveranceResilienceSpirituality People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing - continue to rock it - because obviously, God wants you here.