1.
You don't come to terms with something before you do it. It's only after you've done it that you realize, you know, maybe that wasn't the best thing to do. Sometimes you gotta fall down to know the feeling to get up.
DMX
2.
The snake, the rat, the cat, the dog...
How you gonna see 'em if you livin' in the fog?
DMX
The serpent, the rodent, the feline, the pooch...
How could you discern them if you exist in obscurity?
3.
I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.
DMX
I am content with the little things I have been gifted, cherishing the favors bestowed upon me by the Almighty.
4.
Don't believe everything you hear, don't believe everything you read and only believe half of what you see
DMX
'Be discerning with what you accept as truth; question the validity of information which you are exposed to.'
5.
The curse turned to grace when the hurt turned to faith.
DMX
The bane transmuted to blessing when the anguish shifted to trust.
6.
Right, wrong, good, bad, heaven, hell. I think that is the theme of my life. I think you have to know both in order to honestly choose one. So I'm familiar with both sides of the fence.
DMX
'Accurately, incorrectly, desirable, unfavorable, paradise, purgatory. I believe that is the foundation of my existence. I think you have to be cognizant of both in order to consciously select one. So I am acquainted with both aspects of the situation.'
7.
Never become so involved with something that it blinds you.
Never forget where you from; someone will remind you.
DMX
Never become so absorbed with something that it renders you oblivious to your roots; someone will be there to remind you.
8.
If your heart was as big as your mouth you'd be real.
DMX
If your capacity for kindness was as expansive as your enthusiasm you'd be genuine.
9.
Be careful of the ones that always wanna get you high, cause when the time comes, that one'll let you die.
DMX
Beware of those who constantly tempt you to indulge, for when the moment arises, they will abandon you.
10.
The minute you get too big to mop a floor or wipe a counter, that's the exact minute you have life f**ked up.
DMX
The second you become too important to scrub a floor or clean a surface, that's the precise moment you've gone astray.
11.
No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain.
DMX
Endure the torment regardless of its intensity.
12.
I am highly favored by God, I experience great victories, supernatural turnarounds, and miraculous breakthroughs in the midst of great impossibilities.
DMX
I am blessed beyond measure by the Lord, I taste sweet success, miraculous reversals, and divine intervention in the face of seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
13.
It's a waste of energy to think about what somebody else is doing and how they doing it. I'ma just do what I do.
DMX
It is futile to expend energy worrying over other people's actions and endeavors. My objective is to focus on my own affairs.
14.
The places that ive been, the things that i have seen - what you have as nightmares, are what i have as dreams.
DMX
The journeys I have taken, the sights that I have beheld - what you dread in your sleep, is my reverie of delight.
15.
My relationship with God has gotten so much stronger. He's always had his hand on me. He always guided me. I didn't always go where he wanted me to go. But He always had me. Now that I'm actually listening and being obedient, life is so much better.
DMX
16.
Anything that's not positive, I don't have the energy to focus on it. Anything that's not going in the right direction, I don't have the time or the energy.
DMX
'I have no inclination to ponder anything that isn't advantageous, nor any resources to devote to anything that isn't progressing.'
17.
Im a King. Regardless of what Ive been through and what Ive done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect.
DMX
18.
Look in my eyes, see what I see Do what I do, be what I be Walk in my shoes, hurt your feet Then know why I do dirt in the street.
DMX
Gaze into my eyes, perceive what I perceive Do as I do, embody what I embody Stride in my shoes, experience pain Then understand why I commit wrongdoings on the street.
19.
My birth was a blessing. Sent to live and die on Earth; it's a blessing. We each have a star; all you have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone sees it, you won't be blinded.
DMX
My genesis was a privilege. Appointed to experience life and ultimately pass away here; it's an advantage. We all possess a luminous star; all you must do is unearth it. Once discovered, everyone perceives it, no longer will you be in the dark.
20.
I'll repent one day, just not right now.
DMX
21.
In my heart I mean well. But if you help me to grow, then what I have in my heart will begin to show.
DMX
22.
I don't like anything about Drake.
DMX
23.
Niggas tried to holla, but couldn't holla back
Now they gots to swallow, everything in the sack.
DMX
24.
With the Lord behind us they're ain't nothing we can't do.
DMX
25.
The truth is undeniable. You tell somebody the truth, it's undeniable.
DMX
26.
You gave us power in our words, so I think before I speak, and that way when I speak, they know I'm here to teach.
DMX
27.
I stand before you a weekend version of your reflection begging for direction, for my soul needs resurrection.
DMX
28.
I can forgive, I just can't forget.
DMX
29.
Nothing we can't handle, break it up and dismantle.
DMX
30.
I know I may have done some bad things, but I'm not a bad person.
DMX
31.
Let em' know that amidst all the confusion; some of us may do the winnin but..
We all do the losin, it's just who does the choosin
DMX
32.
The toughest guys have the biggest hearts. The biggest hearts - because they have to be tough to protect it.
DMX
33.
Do the right thing cause after the tears come the cheers.
DMX
34.
Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want.
DMX
35.
Every day, I get closer to God. Every day, my will to do the right thing gets stronger.
DMX
36.
Times are hard in the ghetto, I gotta steal for a living;
Eating turkey-flavored Now & Laters for Thanksgiving.
DMX
37.
You showed me everything was black cause my eyes were closed.
DMX
38.
I'm not going to disrespect you, don't disrespect me.
DMX
39.
I've read every one of Donald Goines' books. So as soon as I heard there was an opportunity for one of his novels to be turned into a movie, I jumped at the opportunity.
DMX
40.
My mother, my father, I love 'em, I hate 'em, wish god I didnt have 'em, but thank god that he made 'em
DMX
41.
I need to say what's in my heart, and you call it a style
DMX
42.
I was always a winner, but just didn't know it.
DMX
43.
I been the same dude my whole life.
DMX
44.
I'm a personal type of person. I'll speak when I have something to say, not 'cause someone just wants to know something.
DMX
45.
I can reach people the average person can't reach because I'm as grounded as I am.
DMX
46.
When I'm at home, I don't discuss business. I don't talk business. I don't answer the phone. It's just me, my wife, my children, my dogs. That's my world. We go out, take a ride in one of the low riders or something. Totally different person than when I'm working. But the work comes to some headaches.
DMX
47.
I'm glad that young black people are successful with the music. I'm not a hater.
DMX
48.
Just because someone raps, doesn't mean that's all they can do. A lot of people are multi-talented.
DMX
49.
You can't speak for the people unless you're able to walk amongst the people. And how many of these rappers out here actually hang out with regular people?
DMX
50.
Columbia tried to put me behind other groups, so I didn't wanna wait, they let me out of the contract and I'm glad they did.
DMX
