J. COLE

"My intuition is telling me there’ll be better days"

"Every loser gotta win and every winner gotta lose someday."

"No such thing as a life that’s better than yours, no such thing–no such thing."

"Life is a movie, pick your own role, climb your own ladder or you dig your own hole."

"For a few minutes you made me feel as if I actually meant something to someone."

"In this life ain’t no happy endings. Only pure beginnings followed by years of sinning and fake repentance."

"The bad news is nothing last forever. The good news is nothing last forever."

"But there’s a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you’re aware of it, it’s happening."

"We may not agree with each other but we gotta be gentle with each other."

"As we speak I’m at peace, no longer scared to die"

"I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something’s not good enough, and I won’t stop until I feel like I’ve made it. I’m never satisfied."

"I try to put all those positive things into a regular human character, which is myself."

"I’ve always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds."

"Time always tell the truth."

"A little jealousy in a relationship is healthy. It’s always nice to know someone is afraid to lose you."

"I know I’m blessed because yo’ stress is realer than anything I done been through."

"Hard to move on when you always regret one."

"Don’t let bridges you cross be bridges you burn."

"Follow your heart. Don’t follow what you’ve been told you’re supposed to do."

"To appreciate the sun, you gotta know what rain is."

"We got dreams and we got the right to chase ’em."

"It’s no coincidence that all the greatest rappers – whoever you put in your top five – I guarantee you they are great storytellers."