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Quote by LL Cool J

“At fourteen, I started sending out demo tapes.”

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LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. He was born on January 14, 1968, in New York City. LL Cool J began his music career in the late 1980s with the release of his debut album 'Radio'. His unique style and influence quickly gained recognition in the music industry. Apart from his music career, he has ventured into the film and television industry, appearing in numerous films and television shows. more

“The best minds will tell you that when a man has begotten a child he is morally bound to tenderly care for it, protect it from hurt, shield it from disease, clothe it, feed it, bear with its waywardness, lay no hand upon it save in kindness and for its own good, and never in any case inflict upon it a wanton cruelty. God's treatment of his earthly children, every day and every night, is the exact opposite of all that, yet those best minds warmly justify these crimes, condone them, excuse them, and indignantly refuse to regard them as crimes at all, when he commits them.”

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“Kindness to me is only powerful if it has the cruel streak behind it. If someone is kind all the time under all circumstances, they're just simple-minded. Kindness is only worth something if you have the cruel streak to back it up.”

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“It's about how whenever I fall in love, I have these expectations of the experience being a perfect dream, which, of course, ruins it. I imagine cradling my lover's head in my lap in a cab in the middle of the night, and drinking champagne in an elegant hotel suite. But life's rarely like that, and I usually end up walking home by myself in the rain.”