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EMINEM Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow m... EMINEM When Bugs Bunny walks into rehab, people are going to turn and look. People at rehab were stealing m... EMINEM Being a student of hip-hop in general, you take technical aspects from places. You may take a rhyme ... EMINEM I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I'm not ashamed of anything. EMINEM To the people I forgot, you weren't on my mind for some reason and you probably don't deserv... EMINEM If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as ... EMINEM You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers... EMINEM Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where ... EMINEM Ultimately, who you choose to be in a relationship with and what you do in your bedroom is your busi... EMINEM I act like sh*t don't phase me, inside it drives me crazy, my insecurities could eat me alive. EMINEM Who's Tony Blair, did he get his dick sucked?, oh he ain't shit then... EMINEM LL [Cool J] was actually like- like hearing him rap actually made me want to rap... Yeah, man. That ... EMINEM It doesn't exactly feel like a shock, but it's all new to me, and I'm taking it in as it comes. EMINEM The Slim Shady LP, EMINEM They call me Superman, Leap tall hoes in a single bound, I'm single now, Got no ring on this finger ... EMINEM But what's this sh*t you said about you like to cut your wrists too?I say that shit just clowning do... EMINEM I'm just a little bit sicker then the average individual I think. EMINEM When I say I'll murder my baby's mother, maybe I wanted to but I didn't. Anybody who takes it litera... EMINEM When I say I'll murder my baby's mother, maybe I wanted to, but I didn't. Anybody who takes it liter... EMINEM I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn't, then why would you say I am. EMINEM To the people I forgot, you weren't on my mind for some reason and you probably don't deserve any th... EMINEM Dont do drugs, dont have unprotected sex, dont be violent. Leave that to me. EMINEM "Sometimes you just gotta let shit go and say to "hell with it" and move on" EMINEM I'm stupid, I'm ugly, I'm dumb, I smell. Did I mention I'm stupid? EMINEM I'm not alone in feeling the way I feel. I believe that a lot of people can relate to my shit-whethe... EMINEM Will Smith don't got to cuss in his raps to sell records - well I do, so fuck him and fuck you too EMINEM Don't do drugs, don't have unprotected sex, don't be violent... leave that to me EMINEM Don’t do drugs, don’t have unprotected sex, don’t be violent. Leave that to me. EMINEM Sometimes you just gotta let shit go and say to "hell with it" and move on EMINEM The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is g... EMINEM I suppose it’s old, partner, but the beat goes on, EMINEM Unless you want to fuck me, why do you care what I look like? EMINEM The Real Slim Shady, EMINEM Look. I was pissed off! That's all I could say. I really felt that I wanted to do that shit. At one ... EMINEM There was a while when I was feeling like, 'Damn, if I'd just been born black, I would not have to g... EMINEM Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your ba... EMINEM God gave you them shoes to fit you, so put them on and wear them. Be yourself man, be proud of who y... EMINEM Some asshole kept throwing oranges and other fruit at me while I was onstage. Fucker had an arm like... EMINEM Holy Gigantical Completely Natural Bulges!!! EMINEM These times are so hard, and their getting even harder. EMINEM Sometimes I'm real cool, but sometimes I could be a real asshole. I think everyone is like that. EMINEM Whoever likes my stuff, likes my stuff. But just know Slim Shady is hip EMINEM Coz what you say is what you say. Sometimes what you mean is two different things, depending on your... EMINEM I try not to look at it that way. Being white. I don't wake up every day and look in the mirror, 'Oh... EMINEM You can do anything you set your mind to, man. EMINEM It's funny how all the magazines can dwell on my race, but they could never say that my shit is whac... EMINEM Let me remind you of what got me this far, picture me quitting, now draw a circle around it and put ... EMINEM That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it. EMINEM I don't give a fuck, God sent me to piss the world off. EMINEM I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love yo... EMINEM Cause sometimes, you just feel tired. Feel weak. And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna jus... EMINEM Love, when spelled backwards and read phonetically, reads evil EMINEM I have the right to remain violente. Everything I say can and will be used against you. EMINEM You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers... EMINEM I felt like it's my time to shine, I have to rip this. At that time, I felt that it was a life or de... EMINEM To know I chose my own fate I drove through the fork in the road and went straight. EMINEM I might talk about killing people, but that doesn't mean I do it. EMINEM