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Quote by Matthew McConaughey

“I work through life with commas. I don't even know, do you have parentheticals?”

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Matthew McConaughey is an accomplished American actor, born on November 4, 1969. Renowned for his versatility and acting prowess, he has won the Academy Award for Best Actor. more

“I was given the name by my brother when I was about eleven or twelve years old. He was older than me, and around that age I was starting to get into girls, and when they would call the house for him, and when he was not there, I would try to talk to them. I was trying to be the man and trying to get them to come and see me, not worrying about him. When he found out... he started calling me Ice Cube as a joke because he said I was trying to be too cool. I just liked it and started telling everybody in the hood "my name is Ice Cube."”

Men Trying Years Said Age Girl Found House Names Given Worry He Man Brother Calling Jokes Starting Ice My Brother Twelve Eleven Hood Cubes Not Worrying Too Cool

Author:Ice Cube

“If you really think back to the culture or just black America before rap music took off, New York could have been Paris.”

Ifs Thinking Has Beens America Culture Black New York Rap Paris Could Have Been Rap Music Black America

Author:Ice Cube

“A lot of people have a misconception of what the ghetto is all about. You know, it's only a small percentage of the people that are bad. Everybody else is good.”

People Knows Percentages Ghetto Misconception

Author:Ice Cube

“I think my fans respect me for bein' as truthful and honest as you can be and still be Rap music and not be opinion music. It's still Rap, its still style, flavor, flair, and people just kind of like how I present myself and the things that I do.”

People Thinking Kind Stills Opinion Fans Honest Style Rap Truthful Flavor Flair Rap Music Respect Me

Author:Ice Cube

“Most of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we're going through, not the cause of what we're going through.”

Problem Government Causes Music Is Mirrors

Author:Ice Cube

“The biggest change in the government's behavior has been because of TV and its ability to show to the world what has happened in this community... that's the biggest change. But without TV... the separation between the government and the people would be much worse than it is.”

People World Has Beens Shows Government Would Be Community Ability Happened Tvs Behavior Separation

Author:Ice Cube

“Rapping is talking and communicating, and that's always good.”

Talking Communicate Rap

Author:Ice Cube

“I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.”

Bigs Grew Grew Up Seventies Disco

Author:Ice Cube

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