377 Quotes by Ice Cube

I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who's trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.

Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.

It will force people to challenge themselves and really examine where we stand in terms of race.

It was just funny to me that some of our leaders would take that much time and energy to dismiss something that was loved by so many of our people,

I knew a dude whose entire check was going to his car. He didn't care. This is back when the Mustang 5.0 came out in, like, '82. Between paying the note and insurance, I think he had like $40 left. A lot of people knew people because of their car, and not them.

If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.

Snoop is the Phil Jackson of youth football coaches. He ain't going to accept nothing but a winner.

I was given the name by my brother when I was about eleven or twelve years old. He was older than me, and around that age I was starting to get into girls, and when they would call the house for him, and when he was not there, I would try to talk to them. I was trying to be the man and trying to get them to come and see me, not worrying about him. When he found out... he started calling me Ice Cube as a joke because he said I was trying to be too cool. I just liked it and started telling everybody in the hood "my name is Ice Cube."

Do not turn into just cookie-cutter producer, cookie-cutter this, but a producer that people say wow, when they do something it's great or just unique or whatever.