I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both. -J. Cole

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I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me. -J. Cole

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You must feed your mind even as you feed your body, and to make your mind healthy, you must feed it nourishing, wholesome thoughts.

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I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds. -J. Cole

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The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly.

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I feel like this: Whatever is in your path and in your heart, you need to do. -J. Cole

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Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.

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It’s a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient. — Daniel Kahneman

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Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think? ― Brené Brow

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A proactive person needs no pressure to perform and an ineffective person offloads his pressure onto others to deform the positive work culture of the system. So practically, a progressive organization knows that no pressure environment plays a pivotal role to increase the productivity or proficiency of its workforce. — Anuj

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