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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. What keeps you in such positions is a fear of having to sink or swim on your own.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/when-you-work-for-others-you-are-at-their-mercy-they-own-your-work/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

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## More by Curtis Jackson

> [The more my fans know about my past, the more they'll be able to predict and understand some of the moves I make in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/the-more-my-fans-know-about-my-past-the-more-they-ll-be-able-to/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can't allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/if-you-consider-yourself-a-part-of-the-culture-then-finances-can-t/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [The only thing that I'm scared of is not livin' up to the expectations of Dr. Dre and Eminem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/the-only-thing-that-i-m-scared-of-is-not-livin-up-to-the-expectations/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [You can do all them push-ups to pump up your chest, I got a 12 gauge Mossberg to pump up your chest, Have you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/you-can-do-all-them-push-ups-to-pump-up-your-chest-i-got-a-12-gauge/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [Just be confident. Confidence is the most attractive part of a person. Because if they're not confident enough to show you who they are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/just-be-confident-confidence-is-the-most-attractive-part-of-a-person/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [Anybody who says that money don't change you - they only say that because they don't make enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/anybody-who-says-that-money-don-t-change-you-they-only-say-that/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [The greatest fear people have is that of being themselves,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/the-greatest-fear-people-have-is-that-of-being-themselves/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [Ya'll know what you need to do? Get together, make a We Are The World record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/ya-ll-know-what-you-need-to-do-get-together-make-a-we-are-the-world/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [I'm a track star running through life, chasing my dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/i-m-a-track-star-running-through-life-chasing-my-dream/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [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 something to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/i-m-really-sensitive-and-they-don-t-understand-that-because-my-most/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [At that age, it's one of the worse things in the world to wake up and not see your bike where you left it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/at-that-age-it-s-one-of-the-worse-things-in-the-world-to-wake-up-and/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [I love funny women, and just being around them talking is fine with me. I love an interesting mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/i-love-funny-women-and-just-being-around-them-talking-is-fine-with-me/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [I'M PISSIN' ON GROWN WOMEN. R. KELLY DO IT TO CHILDREN.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/i-m-pissin-on-grown-women-r-kelly-do-it-to-children/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [You grimy as birds shittin' on the top of ya Fords.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/you-grimy-as-birds-shittin-on-the-top-of-ya-fords/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

> [Just be confident. I think confidence is the most attractive part of a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/just-be-confident-i-think-confidence-is-the-most-attractive-part-of-a/)

[Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/)

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