"I think the government in so many subliminal ways, just the way the whole society is structured and the way that the government has its influence in the urban communities, I just think that in subliminal ways they program us to think that we can't trust each other. They themselves have us think that it's a black or white thing and white people hold black people down. But at the end of the day as we have learned, slavery is only what you allow yourself to be under." - Pharell, Oneworld, Aug/Sept 2003
"How many times do I have to kiss a woman before I'm gay?"- Lucy Liu, Jane, October 2003
I used to think I looked like a muppet.. the blonde one that played in the band. With the big mouth? And I've been through times when people made jokes about it [my lips] and then times when I had boyfriends that loved it. I think we all go through times where we don't quite accept what we look like or don't understand. But I don't know, now I've grown up and, and... well I've learnt to.. No, I'm not even going to say it. * Dropping her voice an octave * I've learnt to use my mouth properly." - Angelina Jolie, British GQ, September 2003
"If I had died, that would have fucked up my whole thinking process." - Kanye West, The Source, October 2003
"The streets, we got that all day. the industry is the hard part because you have to deal with a bunch of fake people and that's a problem for me. Out here in the streets you can't play fake: It's either be real or get killed out here when you fuck around too long." - Ruff Ryder Co-Ceo Darrin "Dee" Dean, The Source, October 2003
"Safety for my kids and their mental stability, that is the key to creating successful individuals. I try to be sure that that we keep it as calm and as happy around the house as possible. That way they can thrive and think of all the good things in life they are going to see. The negative is going to happen, but I try to see that they have as good an influence and role models as they can get." - Bonecrusher, Rolling Out, June 12, 2003
"Queztion. Can you cry underwater?"- (shaken in by LiQz...QbR)
"On one hand, I've got a knowledge of my heritage; I got a pretty good background, I've been to school. But on the other hand, I like strippers. So do I not talk about strippers because I'm educated? Do I not talk about education because I like strippers? Nobody can pigeonhole me and determine what I talk about" - Kanye West, MTV (shaken in by ?)
"Don't judge people by what they are NOT...because what they are NOT is always gonna be a whole lot more than what they ARE." - (shaken in by Godzchyle03)
"I think they're here [aliens] and nobody told us yet, or it might be invisible or some shit."
- Mary J Blige, Blender, September 2003
"Whether the game makes me or breaks me at least it will make me a better man on the inside." - Jam Master Jay (shaken in by MakaVeliMaker)
"I seen an interview with Tupac once - he was a huge influence on my life - where he said, if you see a rose growing in the concrete, you'll stop and look at it. It could be the most incredible thing you've ever seen, and instead of wondering how this rose grows from concrete, all you want totalk about is how the stem leans to the side and the petals are dried up. the fact that the rose is growing from concrete isn't enough to amaze you, you want to pick out all things that are wrong with it." - Eminem, Bang, August 2003
"I mean, is remaining a virgin until marriage so unusual." - Jessica Simpson, Blender, September 2003
"It's important to me to be a positive role model. Parading around in my bra and a pair of hot pants will not inspire confidence in other girls. That would just make me one more person pushing them to feel like they have to be something they're not."- Christina Aguilera, quoted from 1999 interview in Vibe magazine (shaken in by teezebaby)
-- latest additions --"I don't sit there listening to Pac. I heard him before, but I listen to no one but myself.. I knew I was going the right way. So what the fuck I'ma be influenced by someone else for? I know where I'm going, man! I just listen to myself. That way I know whatever I say is totally original and ain't been influenced by nobody." - DMX, XXL, October 2003
"It's impossible to do anything that's new.. but it's necessary to always push. It's your job to say what's on your mind and not censor yourself because your afraid of what the consequences will be. All the best things are made in the face of fear. When you think there's not gonna be any tomorrow you make the best art."
- Marilyn Manson, XXL, October 2003
"Without us, [the US Open] is a little dry. I would be dishonest if I said it wasn't."- Serena Williams, Rolling Out, 9/25/03
"When two men in a business always agree, one of them is unnecessary." - Unknown
"It's really silly. I wrote a song called "Bootylicious," maybe three years ago and now the word is in the dictionary. To be honest, I hate the word." - Beyonce, interview on MSNBC.com, September 2003 (shaken in by Lu-Dog)
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can."- Babe Ruth
"There's a fantastic feeling of running naked in the rain, that's why dogs don't wear pants."
- Ron n Fez, Sept, 19, 2003
"He's become the J.Lo of boxing!"- Larry Merchant speaking on Oscar De La Hoya's loss to Shane Mosley, HBO, September 2003
"It's so sad to see those little children in Africa so frail and skinny with all the flies around them...I want to be skinny, but not like that." - Mariah Carey, Blender, 2001 (shaken in by This PA as a Dyme)
"You not suppose 2 like me I'ma star, ha ha" - Lloyd Banks (shaken in by kwtah)