67 Quotes by Dave East

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    Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.

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    People don't get signed by Def Jam every day on my block.

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    A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.

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    I wouldn't tell nobody to sign no slave deal or sign your life away or nothing like that, but if the deal is right and if it benefits you, you'd be a fool if you did not take advantage of it.

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    My journey is self-made because I came from nothing. It's the best feeling now, because I don't really feel like I owe anybody.

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    I'm still an athlete at heart, so I always want that comfort and something that feels like an athletic shoe.

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    No matter how dope you are, if you ain't really built, if you ain't put that groundwork in, you gonna flop. Nobody gonna fill those arenas.

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    Where I'm from in Harlem, everybody look like a rapper.

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    You're born a certain way, but you don't gotta die like that.

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