Ifs Quote by Talib Kweli Download Open image “If lyrics sold then truth be told/I'd probably be just as rich and famous as Jay-Z.” — Talib Kweli ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ifs Inspirational Rich Truth Truth be told Truth is
To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records. — Vanilla Ice Copy Share Image
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
The truth is an artist like me who doesn't get the type of promotion that we see more commercial artists receive, and especially in… — Chrisette Michele Copy Share Image
Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because… — Young Thug Copy Share Image
Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD. — Young Thug Copy Share Image
I like rap music. But bragging about being rich to poor people is really offensive. I want to hear a rap song about buying… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I'd sell one of my songs for any car commercial in the world that paid enough money. But to stay in the Top Ten… — Scott Weiland Copy Share Image
I would urge all bands that say they only care about credibility and don't care about money to send Gene Simmons every dollar that… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
When you find fame, or you get signed to a record label, it's not what you imagined - because you imagined they would have… — James Arthur Copy Share Image
By the time you get into other kinds of music - R&B, country, or whatever - it becomes something that's romantic. It becomes something… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
You have to learn how to harness technology so you can use it for positive stuff without being disconnected from nature. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call them Navy SEALs, cause they government feds. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I like the fact that I can rep New York, but my style does not - I'm not trapped in a New York thing.… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Women still, when they have breast cancer, go to work; they still lead their lives. They have to. I just did what I was… — Monica Potter Copy Share Image
Most of us are convinced that we are our egos, which is who we think we are. The ego is part of our incarnation.… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Histories never conclude; they just pause their prose. Their stories are, if they are truthful, untidy affairs, resistant to windings-up and sortings-out. They beat… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Many individuals spend a considerable portion of their lifetimes in terror of one imagined catastrophe or another. The classic is that your immortal soul… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
If you restore a car, and you're making money, then you're doing it wrong. — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image