387 Quotes by Jay-Z

I look in the mirror, my only opponent.

If I don’t show the world growth, how are we going to grow?

We’ll have a baby who stutters repeatedly We’ll name him history.

You can pay for school, but you can’t buy class.

No matter where you go you are what you are player and you can try to change but that’s just the top layer man you was who you was before you got here.

The reason I’ve been groundedand able to make albums, is because I’ve allowed my friends to come with me and voice an opinion. That’s who keeps you grounded, the people who have known you longest.

Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama’s running so we all can fly.

I’m not concerned with noise because I’m playing the long game.

It’s always been most important for me to figure out “my space” rather than trying to check out what everyone else is up to, minute by minute. Technology is making it easier to connect to other people, but maybe harder to keep connected to yourself – and that’s essential for any artist, I think.