Quotes by LL Cool J

“I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free. Know what Im saying? Move past the fear.”

“I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight.”

“To he who much is given, much is required. Thats the importance of this day,”

“Wish they could take my longevity and bottle it,”

“Ive achieved basically all of the goals - by the grace of God - that I wanted to in music,”

“And my new focus is in acting. Thats where Im putting the majority of my energy.”

“I thought it was the greatest opportunity as an actor, ... Its the first time I got to do something a little different. Its an amazing piece of material.”

“I figured if I can stay with them, I could maybe keep some of their rhythm going.”

“[The rapper-turned-actor borrows from Eastern thought to make his point.] The Chinese have a saying, ... Beware the man with the Buddhas mouth and the snakes heart. This is the perfect example of that.”

“Since my new focus is acting, ... my primary focus was bringing David Burkes character to life. My focus was artistic.”

Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals.

Dreams dont have deadlines. Im thinking of doing bigger and better things and having more fun with it.

I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free.

I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free. Know what Im saying? Move past the fear.

What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. The name thing: I will always be L.L. Cool J.

When adversity strikes, thats when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

Hip-hops 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 its always had a lot of positivity.

Im not giving up my history and what Ive done in my music because I love it and Im very proud of it. I just want to open it up for more people.

If you do cardio one day and the next day you can do weights, do it that way. If you need to do it at night or in the morning, do it that way. Whatever you need to get it done, just get it done.

I am what I am, Im doing very well in my life, and Im thankful to God for that.