The streets may raise you, but they don’t have to define you.

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"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

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"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