209 Quotes by Kendrick Lamar

I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.

God to me is love.

I got a greater purpose. God put something in my heart to get across, and that's what I'm going to focus on, using my voice as an instrument and doing what needs to be done.

As a kid from Compton, you can get all the success in the world and still question your worth.

When I ask OGs why there's so much division in the streets, nobody never really knows. But you know one thing that everybody always mention? A woman.

When everybody looks at our generation of kids, they always call us the misfits - you know, like we just don't give a damn.

We're in the last days, man - I truly, in my heart, believe that. It's written. I could go on with biblical situations and things my grandma told me. But it's about being at peace with myself and making good with the people around me.

Tupac, Biggie, Jay. Your usual suspects. These were the people that was played in my household.

In all my days of schooling, from preschool all the way up to 12th grade, there was not one white person in my class. Literally zero.