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45 Remy Ma Quotes About Life & Music
Which are your favorite Remy Ma quotes?
Remy Ma is an American rapper originally known as Rémy Martin. She has been nominated for three Grammy awards. She won the BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist in 2005 and 2017.
Ma’s most successful songs including ‘Ante Up (Remix)’, ‘Lean Back’, ‘Conceited’, and ‘All the Way Up’.
Throughout her career, she has been working with A-list artists like French Montana, Fat Joe, and Rick Ross. She featured on VH1’s reality series ‘Love & Hip Hop: New York’, alongside her husband Papoose.
Here’s a collection of the most inspirational Remy Ma quotes:
45 Remy Ma Quotes About Life & Music
1. “Anybody that knows me… I don’t bite my tongue for anybody. You can be my friend. You can be my sister, my brother. Any family member. I’m just gonna say how I feel.” – Remy Ma
2. “I didn’t feel like people believed in me; when you’re somewhere where people believe in you, you’re going to a whole different vibe. When it came time to send out the album [they] didn’t press enough copies. Like they didn’t think people were going to buy them.” – Remy Ma
3. “I never was a person that said, ‘I’m gonna be a rapper.’ I thought I would be a doctor. I just knew how to rap, and it was a cool thing to do, so I started doing it for fun.” – Remy Ma
4. “I think once you know who your man is, and you know his wants and his desires and things like that, and you let him play his position, everything else is just gonna fall into place.” – Remy Ma
5. “I’ll talk all this craziness in my music, but when I have your attention, and you’re listening to me, I’ll talk about what I want to talk about and what I think we need to address.” – Remy Ma
6. “I’ve been fortunate to create a new life for myself. It is not lost on me that many people leaving the prison system lack the loving support—and the opportunities—I have. I’m now the happiest I’ve ever been! I’m on television, I just had the wedding of my dreams, and I returned to the studio to work with Fat Joe again and on a solo project. I’m even delving into my new passion: wedding and event planning.” – Remy Ma
7. “People are always jumping at what’s new – who’s the next person, who’s the hottest thing, or whatever – so to be able to grasp the attention of everybody is difficult.” – Remy Ma
8. “When I left, he was seven years old. Now, he just turned 14, and he has his little-grown man, coming-of-age thing going on. I’m just so happy to be physically there for him.” – Remy Ma
9. “You have to know your man. Girls be like, ‘I know my man, I know my man,’ but I mean really know him.” – Remy Ma
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10. “This man [50 Cent] is so special to me; I don’t even think he knows how special he is to me. When I needed people’s support the most, he didn’t run away & pretend to be too busy like a lot of the others. He took out time to write & sign not one but two separate letters in the hopes of helping me win my appeals when I was incarcerated. He didn’t have to do it, but he did & I truly appreciate it…thank you.” – Remy Ma
11. “I couldn’t tell you what was my last performance before I was incarcerated. I couldn’t tell you what last meal I had, or anything of those things because I didn’t think about it; it wasn’t important to me. I think about it now. I can tell you everything I ate for the past week. I think that alone makes me a better person.” – Remy Ma
12. “I miss recording — like, I had a studio in my house, you know? Just, not being able to hear somebody’s beat, and immediately stealing the end part and loop it.” – Remy Ma
13. “I think it’s such a great look just to have such a platform for females in this Industry to be displayed on because a lot of times it’s hard for us being females and being rappers, you have a stigma that we are divas, and we’re costly… I just think it’s a good thing to be put out there!” – Remy Ma
14. “I would if it were in the right conceptual space. I just wouldn’t do anything; I’m not the type of person that would do anything for money, or anything for fame. I have morals. There’s plenty of times where checks of astronomical sizes were presented to me, and I declined because that’s not what I’m about.” – Remy Ma
15. “I’ve been through. Like, I’m doing so much damage control, I’d be damned if I let somebody who wants to get a couple of seconds of fame [off me] so nah, I’m not doing that.” – Remy Ma
16. “Our music chemistry is crazy but our bond and love for each other is what I adore most.” – Remy Ma
17. “We have all these politicians that claim they’re pro-life and that say women should not be able to get abortions and all this other stuff… there’s nothing more pro-life than helping a woman who wants to have a child have a child. Then I realized that health insurance doesn’t cover IVF.” – Remy Ma
18. “You have to find a man that’s going to respect you. With my husband, I tell him all the time the fact that he grew up in a home with his mom and his dad and they were married until he was grown made him have certain values and certain respect for me.” – Remy Ma
19. “No one talks better for us than we talk on our behalf. A lot of times, the lines get blurred, and the messages get misconstrued when you send someone else to do it. A lot of times artists say “I’m too busy.” How are you too busy to sit down with the people that are going to help make you what you’re trying to be?” – Remy Ma
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20. “God has truly blessed me; my best friend, biggest fan, most loyal supporter, protector, confidant, my husband. I love you.” – Remy Ma
21. “I like sharing my family with my fans, but my son hates it. Like, I am literally blocked on all his social media.” – Remy Ma
22. “I think I’m the greatest chick in the game, and I expect all the others to feel the same way. If not, you’re in the wrong profession.” – Remy Ma
23. “I went crazy; I was like, I have to go to prison for you to marry me? He was like naw; that’s just my way of showing you that I’m going to be there for you.” – Remy Ma
24. “I’m the queen of go for the jugular — especially if I know you. You know, they say you can’t hurt someone unless they care about you. I know that — and I say sorry every chance I get.” – Remy Ma
25. “Nah, I’m not one of those ‘hip-hop is dead’ people. I just like different artists. I never look at it as one entity. I’ve always felt like that.” – Remy Ma
26. “The song ‘Conceited’ on ‘There’s Something About Remy’ was inspired by people always telling me that I’m so much prettier in person or that I’ve lost so much weight since they saw me on TV. I don’t even know if that’s a compliment. Were you watching me on TV thinking I was ugly?” – Remy Ma
27. “Whenever I’ve had a problem with any female in this entire game, I will say your name… I’m going to say your government. I’m going to look it up. I’m going to say your mother’s name, your father’s name, your kid’s name. I want you to know that I’m talking about you.” – Remy Ma
28. “It’s different… The whole being a wife thing, it’s new to everyone else, but I had to take on that responsibility for the entire time of my incarceration, which is hard in a way.” – Remy Ma
29. “Everything used to get under my skin, and now I’ll just be like, ‘That’s life.’ I’m so much more unbothered.” – Remy Ma
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30. “I hated women before I went to prison. I always felt like women were trying to tear each other down.” – Remy Ma
31. “I think during my six-and-a-half years [in jail], we’ve had every type of sex you can think of: phone sex, letter sex, pass-this-message-to-him-when-you-see-him sex. We tried everything. We determined that we were not gonna let this break us and we didn’t.” – Remy Ma
32. “I was always really smart in school. My whole family is smart. We have ‘Jeopardy’ challenges and have Scrabble tournaments.” – Remy Ma
33. “I’m kinda secretive, and I can’t even say secretive because of my son. He’s the type, like, he doesn’t let his friends know who his mom is or his stepdad. He doesn’t like me going to his school. If he gets into trouble at school, he’s, like, dying. He’s very low-key with it. He’s always been like that since he was born.” – Remy Ma
34. “My nephew said to me the other day, you know what? “All The Way Up” is like “Hakuna Matata”…the song says you can go ‘all the way up,’ it’s kind of like you ‘have nothing to worry about.’ I was like, you know what? That’s a good idea, I didn’t think of it like that.” – Remy Ma
35. “People know that I’m very outspoken. I’ve learned that when I talk, it usually comes off very aggressive. It’s not that I’m aggressive – I’m very stern.” – Remy Ma
36. “When you go to prison, you don’t feel like a superstar. It really humbles you as a person.” – Remy Ma
37. “I didn’t get as dolled up as I would’ve liked. I just took a shower without shower shoes on. So, that felt good!” – Remy Ma
38. “As Joe would say, I made the record that’s probably going to be able to take me on 54 honeymoons.” – Remy Ma
39. “I didn’t have any look or any style in prison. Your footwear couldn’t cost more than $50. You can’t wear blue, orange, gray, any patterns, or you couldn’t wear your hair down. There were just so many rules that coincided with your attire.” – Remy Ma
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40. “I stopped going to high school when I met Big Pun, which wasn’t the smartest thing. So I never got my diploma. When I went to prison, it’s mandatory to get your GED if you don’t have a high school diploma.” – Remy Ma
41. “I took all my blessings for granted. The fact that God has given me another chance to do what I love to do, and still have my husband and my children and my sanity and good people in my corner, I’m gonna do it right this time and show that I appreciate it.” – Remy Ma
42. “I’m almost positive I have some type of PTSD. Almost a decade of my life was consumed by the prison system.” – Remy Ma
43. “It’s a blessing, and I’m aware of that. I’m aware of the fact that this situation could have gone numerous different ways, and many of them not beneficial for my career. I’m just very happy, and I feel very blessed to have people be glad that I’m home.” – Remy Ma
44. “People are trying to act like they’re balling all day with cars, their house like there’s no problems. I feel like a lot of people are trying to be someone they’re not, and when you’re just yourself, life is so much easier because you don’t have to keep up this facade.” – Remy Ma
45. “When women are trying to keep a man, just make sure it’s a man that you want to keep. You know, he might be cute and drives this type of vehicle and has a nice little bank account, but is he really somebody that you would want?” – Remy Ma
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Athlete Quotes
43 Motivational Peyton Manning Quotes
Peyton Manning, now 40 years old, was a professional American football player. He played as a star quarterback in the NFL for 18 seasons.
He is considered to have been one of the best quarterbacks of all time, originally playing for the Indianapolis Colts, and finishing the last four season of his career playing for the Denver Broncos.
Check out our collection of the most motivational Peyton Manning quotes:
43 Motivational Peyton Manning Quotes
1. “I have to leave the games now if the announcer says something I don’t agree with. I’m thinking, ‘Peyton, it is not healthy to be all worked up before a game.'” – Peyton Manning
2. “Anyone who waits for someone else to make a change automatically becomes a follower.” – Peyton Manning
3. “Everybody is going to be excited to play in a Super Bowl. When you still enjoy the preparation and the work part of it, I think you ought to be still doing that. I think as soon as I stop enjoying it, if I can’t produce, if I can’t help a team, that’s when I will stop playing.” – Peyton Manning
4. “I have to leave the games now if the announcer says something I don’t agree with. I’m thinking, ‘Peyton, it is not healthy to be all worked up before a game.’” – Peyton Manning
5. “I want to be out there every single snap, every single play.” – Peyton Manning
6. “I’m not 23 anymore. But the defensive ends and linebackers chasing me are. If I had to chose between youth and experience, I’d take experience every time.” – Peyton Manning
7. “I’m very humbled and I’m very honored. I certainly think about how grateful I am for all the teammates and coached that I’ve played with and played for throughout my career.” – Peyton Manning
8. “I’ve never left the field saying, ‘I could’ve done more to get ready,’ and that gives me peace of mind.” – Peyton Manning
9. “Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery.” – Peyton Manning
10. “It’s not wanting to win that makes you a winner; it’s refusing to fail.” – Peyton Manning
11. “My dad was a class person on and off the field. That’s the person I want to be.” – Peyton Manning
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12. “Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing.” – Peyton Manning
13. “Some people have this impression of me: ‘Boy, he’s always so serious on the field. Football. Football. Football.’” – Peyton Manning
14. “When you go through a significant injury and have a major career change, you truly do go one year at a time, and you don’t look past what’s going on now, because you are not sure what’s going to happen. Tomorrow is not promised.” – Peyton Manning
15. “You’ve got to remember what your priorities are. When you’re playing, what you do on the field is the most important thing.“ – Peyton Manning
16. “My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for ‘Reggie-isms,’ kind of like ‘Yogi-isms.’ He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, ‘You mean ambidextrous, coach?'” – Peyton Manning
17. “Being there every week for my teammates is really important to me. It’s all about accountability. I hear stuff about the ‘toughest quarterback in the league’ and all that; what’s that mean?” – Peyton Manning
18. “I don’t want to retire. I still want to play.” – Peyton Manning
19. “I pray every night, sometimes long prayers about a lot of things and a lot of people, but I don’t talk about it or brag about it because that’s between God and me, and I’m no better than anybody else in God’s sight.” – Peyton Manning
20. “I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard at that. That made me good enough to play in college and then I wanted to be a good college quarterback. During college I played well enough to make it into the NFL. I never took it for granted and really wanted to play hard at each level and I have always had a lot of fun doing what I wanted to do.” – Peyton Manning
21. “I’m proud to be Archie’s son. Being a quarterback, I had my mentor and hero living in the same house.” – Peyton Manning
22. “I’ve been a Colt for almost all of my adult life, but I guess in life, and in sports, we all know nothing lasts forever. Times change, circumstances change, and that’s the reality of playing in the NFL.” – Peyton Manning
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“If nothing else in life, I want to be true to the things I believe in, and quite simply, to what I’m all about. I know I’d better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences.” – Peyton Manning
24. “It goes without saying, winning against a good team in a hostile crowd on the road, it’s just an absolutely huge win.” – Peyton Manning
25. “Life is about choices. You ask the questions and you listen to the answers. Then you listen to your heart.” – Peyton Manning
26. “My faith doesn’t make me perfect, it makes me forgiven.” – Peyton Manning
27. “Remind your critics when they say you don’t have the expertise or experience to do something that an amateur built the ark and the experts built the titanic.” – Peyton Manning
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28. “We’ve been working a long time for this and we want to accomplish our ultimate goal. We know what it takes.” – Peyton Manning
29. “When you take a year off from football, you come back for all the enjoyable moments. When you’re not playing, you miss out on all the highs, but you also miss these disappointments. But I would rather be in the arena to be excited or be disappointed than not have a chance at all. That’s football. That’s why everybody plays it.” – Peyton Manning
30. “The head coach tells us what to do, and we follow his orders.” – Peyton Manning
31. “Boy, do I hate to lose.” – Peyton Manning
32. “I guess, to tell you the truth, I’ve never had much of a desire to grow facial hair. I think I’ve managed to play quarterback just fine without a mustache.” – Peyton Manning
33. “I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway’s arm, Dan Marino’s release, maybe Troy Aikman’s drop-back, Brett Favre’s scrambling ability, Joe Montana’s two-minute poise and, naturally, my speed.” – Peyton Manning
34. “I would like to think I will be a guy who knows when it’s time to stop. I don’t want to be a guy who hung on and on. I do not have a goal in mind of a year or a statistic.” – Peyton Manning
35. “I’m the best manning.” – Peyton Manning
36. “I’ve been being asked about my legacy since I was about 25 years old. I’m not sure you can have a legacy when you’re 25 years old. Even 37. I’d like to have to be, like, 70 to have a legacy. I’m not even 100 percent sure what the word even means.” – Peyton Manning
37. “If you work hard and you play well, all those critics quiet themselves pretty quickly.” – Peyton Manning
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“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.” – Peyton Manning
39. “My dad told us up front, ‘Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it’s your decision.’” – Peyton Manning
40. “My job is to play well offensively and help my team score points. So I feel very responsible every time we lose a game.” – Peyton Manning
41. “Some guys leave a place after a long time, and they’re bitter. Not me.” – Peyton Manning
42. “When people are watching you, it makes you think twice about what you do, and the things you say, and the people you hang around with.” – Peyton Manning
43. “You hear about how many fourth quarter comebacks that a guy has and I think it means a guy screwed up in the first three quarters.” – Peyton Manning
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Actor Quotes
25 Inspirational Robert De Niro Quotes
Robert De Niro is an American/Italian actor and producer;
At 73 years old, he’s had an incredibly successful career, and starred in a ridiculous number of films. Far too many to list, but here’s a few of the highlights:
- The Godfather Part II
- Silver Linings
- Analyze This
- The Intern
- Casino
- Meet the Fockers
- Goodfellas
- Grudge Match
We’ve put together this small, yet inspirational collection of the best Robert De Niro quotes:
25 Inspirational Robert De Niro Quotes
1. “You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.” – Robert De Niro
2. “The talent is in the choices.” – Robert De Niro
3. “One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people’s lives without having to pay the price.” – Robert De Niro
4. “You’ll have time to rest when you’re dead.” – Robert De Niro
5. “I love to find new people. It’s not for the sake of their being new; it’s because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that’s such a great thing.” – Robert De Niro
6. “It’s important not to indicate. People don’t try to show their feelings, they try to hide them.” – Robert De Niro
7. “Time goes on. So whatever you’re going to do, do it. Do it now. Don’t wait.” – Robert De Niro
8. “Money makes your life easier. If you’re lucky to have it, you’re lucky.” – Robert De Niro
9. “The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.” – Robert De Niro
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“There’s nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.” – Robert De Niro
11. “I didn’t have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you’re rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You’re behind the eight ball when you go in there.” – Robert De Niro
12. “In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life.” – Robert De Niro
13. “I think it’s important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else.” – Robert De Niro
14. “I don’t like to watch my own movies – I fall asleep in my own movies.” – Robert De Niro
15. “I don’t get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character – do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.” – Robert De Niro
16. “With ‘Silver Linings,’ I didn’t feel – I was thinking of certain things, but I just said, ‘Let me go with it.’ You have to know what you’re doing, where you’re going with the scenes, and I put a lot of work into that. But when you’re out there, at the same time you gotta be ready for anything.” – Robert De Niro
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17. “Don’t be afraid to do what your instincts tell you.” – Robert De Niro
18. “You discovered a talent, developed an ambition and recognized your passion. When you feel that, you can’t fight it — you just go with it.” – Robert De Niro
19. “Life rarely changes you totally but it consistently changes you in details.” – Robert De Niro
20. “I don’t feel pressure. I like if anybody has interest in what I have to say, especially if they’re younger. If they like me, respect me, I’m honoured and I’ll give them my opinion.” – Robert De Niro
21. “I am also not one for regrets. I don’t regret any film I’ve made, because there was a reason for making it at the time. If it hasn’t worked out, then don’t spend time worrying about why and how. Just move on to the next project.” – Robert De Niro
22. “Being able to battle it out. No matter how you do it, you gotta hold your ground at times. Other times you’ve got to compromise. But never a compromise that you can’t live with.” – Robert De Niro
23. “If it’s the right chair, it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.” – Robert De Niro
24. “Rejection might sting, but my feeling is that often, it has very little to do with you.” – Robert De Niro
25. “You’re not responsible for the entire job, but your part in it… You will put your everything into everything you do.” – Robert De Niro
Summary
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Athlete Quotes
25 Motivational Stephen Curry Quotes About Success
Stephen Curry is a professional NBA player, currently playing as Point Guard for the Golden State Warriors. He’s considered to be one of the best shooters in NBA history.
Curry won the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award in 2015, and has won a number of other awards proving how successful he’s becoming at his sport.
If you’re a fan of motivational videos, do a quick search in YouTube for “Stephen Curry motivation”, and you’ll see some awesome stuff.
This article is dedicated to the most motivational Stephen Curry quotes on basketball and success:
25 Motivational Stephen Curry Quotes
1. “I’ve never been afraid of big moments. I get butterflies… I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I’m ready for the moment.” – Stephen Curry
2. “I want to practice to the point where it’s almost uncomfortable how fast you shoot, so that in the game things kind of slow down.” – Stephen Curry
3. “Make sure you live in the moment and work your butt off every single day, and I hope I inspire people all around the world to just be themselves. Be humble, and be grateful for all the blessings in your life.” – Stephen Curry
4. “Being a superstar means you’ve reached your potential, and I don’t think I’ve reached my potential as a basketball player and as a leader yet.” – Stephen Curry
5. “Be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You don’t have to live anybody else’s story.” – Stephen Curry
6. “We have to have the mentality that we have to work for everything we’re going to get.” – Stephen Curry
7. “Play like you’re in first. Train like you’re in second.” – Stephen Curry
8. “If you take time to realize what your dream is and what you really want in life — no matter what it is, whether it’s sports or in other fields — you have to realize that there is always work to do, and you want to be the hardest working person in whatever you do, and you put yourself in a position to be successful. And you have to have a passion about what you do.” – Stephen Curry
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9. “If you don’t fall, how are you going to know what getting up is like?” – Stephen Curry
10. “I do a little sign on the court every time I make a shot or a good pass and i pound my chest and point to the sky – it symbolizes that I have a heart for God. It’s something that my mom and I came up with in college and I do it every time i step on the floor as a reminder of who I’m playing for.” – Stephen Curry
11. “I’m not the guy who’s afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot and all that.” – Stephen Curry
12. “Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.” – Stephen Curry
13. “Success comes after you conquer your biggest obstacles and hurdles.” – Stephen Curry
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14. “There’s more to me than just this jersey I wear.” – Stephen Curry
15. “I’d rather be a non-All-Star playing in the Western Conference finals than an All-Star who’s sitting at home in May.” – Stephen Curry
16. “I can do all things.” – Stephen Curry
17. “Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I’m going to make it.” – Stephen Curry
18. “I can get better. I haven’t reached my ceiling yet on how well I can shoot the basketball.” – Stephen Curry
19. “I can’t say enough, how important my faith is to how I play the game and who I am.” – Stephen Curry
20. “I really cherish everything that basketball brings; and I think, for me, it’s been a great ride and I’m not done yet…” – Stephen Curry
21. “Success is born out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive.” – Stephen Curry
22. “Each game is an opportunity to be on a great stage and be a witness for Christ. When I step on the floor, people should know who I represent, who I believe in.” – Stephen Curry
23. “Basketball was mine, and that’s what’s carried me to this point.” – Stephen Curry
24. “The more years I go, the more experience I have, the more that nutrition and eating the right foods is important for recovery and things like that.” – Stephen Curry
25. “It’s all about winning. Stats really don’t matter, I mean, guys have great series and all that, and people take notice and take their place in history with those stats and all that stuff. But at the end of the day, it’s all about winning and what you can do to help your team get to that point.” – Stephen Curry
Summary
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