112 Inspirational Quotes By Sean Combs That Will Help You Achieve Your Goals
Apart from being a successful rapper and businessman, three times Grammy-winner Sean Combs is also very good with words, especially witty one-liners. The good thing about him is that he does a lot more than just throwing insightful comments into the air: he founded an organization to tutor inner city youths in life skill classes, raised funds and donated clothes to support Hurricane Katrina victims, and donated computers and books to New York schools. He has also set up a scholarship program for Howard University students who cannot afford tuition fees. Here are some of his funny and pragmatic comments from his interviews and speeches in which he talks about his past, life choices, challenges and success.
Never is my life have I ever experienced anything as crazy as this.
I want to give a shout-out to all my Saudi Arabian brothers and sisters. If you could all please send me some oil for my jet, I would truly appreciate it.
Ive always been a daydreamer. When the other kids were playing, I was listening to the roar at Yankee Stadium - I was always attracted to the roar of the crowd.
I love New York, it's always been my home. It has everything - music, fashion, entertainment, impressive buildings, huge parks, street cafes. And it's very international, with people from all over the world.
Being from New York, there's three things you know about Hollywood. You know about the Hollywood sign, Sunset Strip and Hollywood Boulevard with the stars.
It just gets draining on a person being in the papers every day. So I was like, I'm gonna come back here. I want to talk to all the people, the fans. I want to let them know how much I appreciate all their support.
I've never really taken more than four days off, so it was a lot for me to go away for three-and-a-half months. I went all over Europe. I walked on a whole bunch of beaches and I did a lot of thinking.
I'm hyperactive, and I went in the studio and I would just start making records, for no reason.
Picture all the money that I've gotten off tours. Now picture me plotting for more.
I'm a big Backstreet Boys fan. I always give y'all shoutouts. I love the things y'all do.
I'm gonna go down in history as being one of the best music men and businessmen in entertainment ... The people that I'm going to be greater than are Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Clive Davis.
Nearly every black man faces an unacceptable level of violence in this society. I'm not different. Money can shield you; it can protect you. But it doesn't make you white.
I think Hanson is gonna be around for a long time. I think that they're three great, talented young men.
Though I love you like a brother, I would rather be your lover.
I felt like my vote was the vote that put [Obama] into office. It was down to one vote, and that was going to be my vote. And that may not be true, but that's how much power it felt like I had.
If you're looking for a deep album or you're looking for me to talk about past situations, it's not even about that. It's just 14 hot records that are gonna make you dance.
There's a huge AIDS epidemic in Africa, and one of Bad Boy's plans this year is to give more awareness to that. We're gonna be doing a big charity concert helping to save some of the brothers and sisters in Africa.
You must wanna be in the Guinness Book of World Records as the dumbest.
All I've been trying to do all my life is to make great music.
If you want something bad enough and you have that desire, you'll walk to another state or country if you have to.
I think that's good that I have to watch how I act and what I say. I think that's a part of growing up.
I feel safe in white because deep down inside, I'm an angel.
I'm in the studio 24 hours a day. It's true that once you get a certain level of success, you become a target. Talk magazine should be ashamed of themselves.
Let your soul lead the way, cause I'm that enemy that you can't see.
Words can't express what you mean to me.
But treat dimes fair and I'm bigger than the city lights down in times square
You have to be somewhat crazy, if you want to be successful.
Take the craziest dream you ever had and go after it. Make it a reality. I don't want you to dream, I want you to do.
You should do what we do, stack chips like Hebrews.
I've got to take a break, to be honest. I'm not even going to lie.