Top 127 Quotes & Sayings by T.I.

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Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., better known by the stage names T.I. and Tip, is an American rapper, record executive, and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. Harris, one of the highest selling hip-hop artists of all time, is also known as one of the pioneers of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Jeezy and Gucci Mane. Harris signed his first major-label record deal in 1999 with Arista Records subsidiary LaFace. In 2001, he released I'm Serious, his solo debut and only album with the label, as well as formed the southern hip hop group P$C. Upon being dropped from Arista, Harris signed to Atlantic and soon co-founded his own label imprint, Grand Hustle Records, which he launched in 2002.

American - Musician | Born: September 25, 1980

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Let it be known: I am a free agent. I'm operating as an independent label. I do not have corporate sponsors. I don't have no corporate backing. I don't have no major distribution.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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I'm happy to be on a winning team. My individual success, that lasts for a short period of time. The success of being a part of the South, of Atlanta, which is now the hot bed of music, that's what's gonna last the longest. The fact that I contributed to planting our flag and moving music to my city, that's what I'm most proud of.

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My father passed away in 2002, but yes, we were pretty close. I loved him a lot.

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I love BET and I love the fans.

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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.

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

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I'm an honest, open father.

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It is a lot of responsibility. But I enjoy being a father. That's one of the best parts of my life. I feel like, man, that's one of the greatest things I've got going on, being a father.

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The possibilities of success are limitless, as long as you're willing to put the work in.

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

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

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If I'm not in the mood to deal with you, then I just don't deal with you. I look at it like, me not dealing with you could save me a lot of trouble - me forcing myself to deal with you could bring me a lot of trouble. So I just play it by ear.

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

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

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

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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.

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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?

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

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Let the losers worry about losin.

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I'm not to the point where I need to shut myself off from people, unless I feel like I need to, but I don't force myself to deal with people.

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

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

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

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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?

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We can't fix what we do not address.

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

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

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Nobody is gonna love you like you.

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

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All the hatin just fuels to my fire.

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People hate it when you're better than them. They ain't hating, start worrying then.

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If you're not worth speaking on, then you haven't adequately done your job.

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Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

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

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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.

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I aint dead, I aint done, I ain't scared, I aint run, no matter what, no matter what, Still I stand

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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.

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People are motivated when they see somebody else doing something.

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I know what it's like to not know where you're going or how to get there. I know what it's like to have no one around you who can teach you how to be what you hope to become.

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

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

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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.

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Top 127 Quotes & Sayings by T.I.

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