“I don't think any rapper can go back. You can be a car salesman, a bank teller - I mean, really good jobs, and people are still gonna look at you and be like, 'You used to rap; what happened?'”
"I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me."
- Jay-Z
Resilience
"Nobody built like you, you design yourself."
- Jay-Z
Empowerment
"You learn more in failure than you ever do in success."
- Jay-Z
Learning from Mistakes
"A loss ain’t a loss, it’s a lesson."
- Jay-Z
Learning from Mistakes
"Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it, but to try to understand it, and use it as a foundation to grow."
- Jay-Z
Personal Growth
"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."
- Will Rogers
Reflection
"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."
- Tom Lehrer
Reflection
"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."
- Lucille Ball
Reflection
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."
- Pema Chodron
Reflection
"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."
Reflection