T.I. Quotes

Acting in film, you know, I hear all the time, people say ‘You did so much better than I thought you would.’ So there’s an added element of surprise in film, different than in music.

Don’t let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

All you can do is handle it, worst thing you can do is panic. Use it to your advantage, avoid insanity, manage to conquer ever obstacle, make impossible possible. Even when winning’s illogical, losing is still far from optional.

If you don’t respect nothin’ else, you will respect this hustle.

Let the losers worry about losin.

People put me on a box, and I love when people think they know what I am capable of or not capable of. I thrive off of that.

Even when winnin’s illogical, losin’s still far from optional

Im going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.

We must keep ourselves busy with finding ways to generate wealth for generations to come and work to pass down things to our children for them to pass down to their children.

It goes without saying that it’s hard to attain a certain level of success.

Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can’t.

Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.

Man, I’m a conspiracy theorist by nature. You can’t experience the federal penal system and not be somewhat skeptical.

You can’t go through the kinds of things I’ve gone through, as much as I have, without re-evaluating yourself and making adjustments. And you can’t endure these horrendous circumstances without developing a certain level of strength and wisdom.

Never mind what haters say, ignore them ’til they fade away.

I’ve learned that one thing about my life that is certain is trouble.

To expect for me to be one-way every time you see me is to expect me to be a one-dimensional man, which I’ve never been. I’ve always applauded my efforts to be diverse and multi-faceted.

You know, when I put out records that may not work or connect with the audience, it’s because I’m pushing myself as an artist creatively, because I’m just bored doing what everyone wants me to do.

I’m an honest, open father.

I can’t really see myself as an artist. Now, to step out here and there, do it when I feel like it, that’s a possibility. But for me to be a full-fledged, full-time artist in the industry, I don’t think so.

Danger is ever-present in life, more for some than others.

I, myself, I am not interested in reality television; just me, myself, speaking.

If we continue to devalue ourselves we cannot realistically expect respect from others.

I’m an ‘in the shower’ or ‘in the booth’ kind of singer. I can sing, but I need either nobody to be able to hear me, or for me to be able to redo it.

Stop lookin’ at what you ain’t got, and start being thankful for what you do got.

Some of us were born to hate and some of us were born to be great.

The one thing we all have in common is that we’re human. Why pay more attention to the things that make us different over the things that bring us together?

I’m going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.

You are not defined by your environment unless you allow yourself to be.

I don’t really like the sound of Auto-Tune. I don’t like when it’s extremely audible, when you’re able to detect it easily. I don’t like that.

My childhood name that my father gave me, my mother, my grandmother, grandfather, family and friends all call me T.I.P.

Even when I lose faith in myself there is something in me that speaks through and says I am not finished yet.

I’m by no means a perfect human being. I experience more than half of my life perpetuating darkness. That was because I was dropped in a place of darkness and expected to find a way out.

Refuse to give up, your mistakes don’t define you.
They don’t dictate where you’re headed, they remind you.

Fear aint in the heart of me, i learned just do it, you get courage from your fears right after you go through it.

At the end of the day, I got to live my life for my family, for my children, and I’m going to do what’s best for them.

I think my first hit was probably ’24 is a Rubberband Man,’ which was my second album. My first project, it was very well received in the Southeast region, all throughout the South and parts of the Midwest. It was very well received, but I didn’t get national exposure on my second album.

Life can change your directions, even when you ain’t planned it.
All you can do is handle it, worst thing you can do is panic.

We cannot continue to get caught up in having material abundance and yet be fundamentally and spiritually broke.

I know what it’s like to be told by your teacher that you’ll never amount to anything.

I think R. Kelly’s range is so vast and broad that in order to stimulate himself creatively as an artist, he has to step so, so far outside the box, or else he feels like he’s not challenging himself.

I love BET and I love the fans.

I wouldn’t mind going somewhere and taking a president position and signing acts and taking the attention off of me and taking what I’ve learned in my career and applying that to another person’s.

Nobody is gonna love you like you. You’re gonna be your best salesman.

God will take you through hell, just to get you to heaven.

Some of y’all are not where you want to be in life, yet you party every weekend. What is it that you’re celebrating?