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Curtis Jackson

195 quotes in 1076 categories

The more my fans know about my past, the more they can predict my future moves. The quotes warn that finances shouldn't outgrow the art, that confidence is attractive, and that fear of being oneself can be powerful. They blend self‑image, culture, and personal pressure.

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Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman who began his music career in 1996 and later signed to Eminem’s Shady Records after a 2002 mixtape.

Quick Facts About Curtis Jackson

Notable works: Dad Says I Can
Spouse: Nancy Mace

About Curtis Jackson

He was born in Queens, New York City. He recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records in 1999‑2000, but a May 2000 shooting that left him with nine bullet wounds led the label to cancel the release and drop him. After his mixtape Guess Who’s Back? caught Eminem’s attention, he was signed to Shady Records in 2002. He also works as a television producer and record executive.

Quotes by Curtis Jackson

He who fears fate lives like a coward

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I love you like a fat kid love cake.

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It's Fifty, not Fiddy.

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You either pray or worry. Don't do both.

Fear

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I never allowed my fear to limit me.

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I've been patiently waiting to blow!

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Sleep is for those people who are broke.

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I have a romantic side. I do things.

Love

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The only excuse for being broke is being in Jail.

Being broke

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I'm not trying to save the world. As a musician and artist, it just ain't me.

Art

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Even the toughest guys are afraid to be anything outside of the toughest guys.

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If I'm focused while I'm strokin I could change how you walk

Focus

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My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time.

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It's not funny when you actually get shot, but afterwards, yeah, it's funny.

Comedy

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The less you fear, the more power you will have.

Fear

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Reality is my drug. The more I have of it, the more power I get and the higher I feel

Drug

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Most people can't handle boredom. That means they can't stay on one thing until they get good at it. And they wonder…

Boredom

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I don't need to get any validation by someone else who sits next to me in first class. If you think a…

Class

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If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can't allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.

Art

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For me success was always going to be a Lamborghini. But now I've got it, it just sits on my drive.

Drive

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True hustlers are prepared to get hustled and know when to change positions and move to something different and aren't afraid.

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If you don't have finances to jump on opportunites or at least room to support yourself while you're tryin to move into…

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If you a man and your over 25 and you don't eat pu**y just kill your self damn it. The world will…

Better place

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When Elvis was there, they were stopping everything. Elvis had the moment for real. While I'm here, its not all about 50…

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If you were in a bad relationship and you meet someone new, you're going to leave with your luggage. The next person…

Bad relationship

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When a person completely has nothing but negative interest in you and would like nothing more than to see you in the…

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What we'd consider a positive role model, I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. You'll have your flaws or…

Character

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I'll break your face, have your ass mumbling to the jay, you going against me dawg you makin a mistake. I'll split…

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I'm really sensitive. And they don't understand that, because my most comfortable feeling is anger. So I'll get angry if you said…

Anger

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The new artist is meeting the general public before they meet the record company. They're able to put the material on YouTube…

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If you are ambitious, you are running in a tunnel that never ends. You will always find something new to go after.…

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I think either you're creative or you're not. In general, I don't think you need to be in pain to actually be…

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The greatest fear people have is that of being themselves. They want to be 50 Cent or someone else. They do what…

Attention

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My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me. Because when he came…

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I think everyone should be happy. I think a fool is going to go against same sex marriage at this point. Look…

Feelings

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I don't necessarily view death as something negative. Death gives meaning to life. Living in fear of death is living in denial.…

Both sides

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When you work for others, you are at their mercy. They own your work; they own you. Your creative spirit is squashed.…

Alive

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When you walk in your home you don't have to maintain the same attitude that you had out in the street. You…

Attitude

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I have a romantic side.

Funny

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Sleep is for those who are broke

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Curtis Jackson by topic

People (34) Music (21) Love (19) Inspirational (19) Thinking (18) Rapper (16) Hip hop (16) Life (14) Time (13) Money (13) Business (10)