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“Because a woman can live in one of two houses--- fear or love. It is impossible to live in both at the same time.”
― Honor
― Honor

“Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn.”
― Children of Anguish and Anarchy
― Children of Anguish and Anarchy

“I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war.”
― Children of Anguish and Anarchy
― Children of Anguish and Anarchy

“Nipsey was an interesting combination of capitalist and activist on a scale that I don't think hip-hop has ever produced before. But you shine too bright, you see what they do to you.”
― The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop
― The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop
“As a youngster he n ever respected people that made it and left... It was much bigger for him. It wasn't, 'I'ma get some money and leave.' It was "I'ma achieve my goals and bring things that's bigger than music. I'm gonna be at the forefront of a movement.”
― The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
― The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle

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