"A true brother will always defend your honor."
- Nas
Love
"You could name practically any problem in the hood and there’d be a rap song for you."
- Nas
Awareness
"Don’t expect to see positive change when you surround yourself with negative people."
- Nas
Awareness
"The hood teaches you to find hope in despair, joy in sorrow, life in places where living is the hardest."
- Nas
Hope
"The hood doesn’t break us; it makes us. It’s the forge where diamonds are shaped."
- Nas
Resilience
"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."
- Beauty and the Beast
Self-awareness
"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."
- Beauty and the Beast
Self-awareness
"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
- Lily Tomlin
Self-awareness
"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."
- Laird Hamilton
Self-awareness
"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."
Self-awareness