122 Quotes by Chuck D

Culture is this thing that we can exchange among ourselves as human beings to knock aside our differences and build upon our similarities. Cultural exchange is the ultimate exchange.

Why would twenty-six-year-old “teenagers” care about political ramifications if their backs are not up against the wall? But if their backs are against the wall they may be plucked to fight in Iraq, and all of sudden they become politicized real quick.

To live a life you love, you must Love the life you live.

Reflect each day on all you have to be grateful for and you will receive more to be grateful for.

There’s nothing worse than a good video and good song, and you see a band and hate them because they can’t perform. That’s wack.

The biggest thing that has happened to hip-hop is the clinging on to the corporation as the all-mighty hub of the music.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people.

Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it’s basically what they’ve understood throughout their lives.

Black folks are judged by quantity, not quality. It’s a decimal point or figure. How different is that from slavery? There’s no moral code, it’s just about successful business for America.