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100+ Eminem Quotes And Life Story

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Born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in 1972 in the town of St Joseph, Missouri, he adopted the professional stage name Eminem early in his career. He gained a solid reputation in the underground world of hip-hop, where he performed as a solo artist and as a singer with D12, a six-man band from Detroit.

His career as a rap star has brought him to a pre-eminent position in the hip-hop world. Eminem has a string of successful albums behind him, plus scores of music awards. He has also appeared in his own TV show and turned actor in the film ‘8 Mile’. He has produced new albums regularly and in 2020 produced ‘Music to be Murdered By,’ which shows him continuing to be a force to be reckoned with in hip-hop.

You might be surprised that the rapper Eminem is the source of inspirational quotes. However, all of the Eminem quotes repeated here come from a man who overcame much to achieve success. His aim was always to make the grade in hip-hop music. These Eminem quotes have a lot of experiences behind them. There is wisdom in much of what he has to say.

Eminem’s philosophy for life can be found in both his quotes and in the lyrics of his songs. One thing that makes him an inspirational character is his determination. He does not give up when he has set himself a target. His view is that you must take the chances that you find on your way through life, seize the moment and work to make the opportunity succeed.

God gave you them shoes to fit you, so put them on and wear them. Be yourself man, be proud of who you are. Even if it sounds corny, don’t let no one tell you, you ain’t beautiful.
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Another aspect of his thinking is his attitude to others. He firmly believes that everyone should be treated the same, whatever their color, size, shape, or sexual orientation. Eminem backs this up by saying that when people show you respect, then you must treat them with respect in return.

The singer also makes the valuable point that each of us only has one life. It is up to us what we do with our lives, whether we sit back or whether we take action to achieve our dreams. He also says that we should remember that the next opportunity that comes along maybe the last. Grab it, and believe that you can achieve success, whatever you try. Most of all, do not waste time as you only have a limited supply.

Throughout my career, I fed off the fuel of people not being able to understand me.
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Eminem’s lyrics and quotes, therefore, teach us to be determined and to have the courage to act. We must be fair in our dealings with others, and respectful to those that have earned that respect. Also, we must be true to ourselves and believe in our own abilities. Dreaming of success is not enough; we each have to wake up from the dream and work to achieve it.

Eminem Best Quotes

 

The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.
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It feels good to have your work respected again.
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Cause sometimes, you just feel tired. Feel weak. And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up. But you gotta search within you. You gotta find that inner strength, and just pull that shit out of you. And get that motivation to not give up and not be a quitter.
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Fame hit me like a ton of bricks.
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Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them…But when I say I’m going to do something, I have to do it.
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Behind every successful person lies a pack of haters.
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I realized, ‘Yo, I can’t do anything in moderation. I don’t know how.
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You’d have to walk a thousand miles in my shoes just to see what its like to be me!!
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If there’s not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.
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But music is reflection of self, we just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail.
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I try to treat all the money I’m making like it’s the last time I’m going to make it.
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Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert’s Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion.
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I started learning how to not be so angry about things, learning how to count my f—ing blessings instead. By doing that, I’ve become a happier person, instead of all this self-loathing I was doing for a while.
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You don’t get another chance, life is no Nintendo game.
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Success is my only option, failure’s not.
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A normal life is boring.
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Behind every successful person lies a pack of haters.
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Success is my only option, failure’s not.
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Love is just a word, but you bring it definition.
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Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.
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Don’t let them say you ain’t beautiful. They can all get fu#ked just stay true to you.
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Personally, I just think rap music is the best thing out there, period. If you look at my deck in my car radio, you’re always going to find a hip-hop tape; that’s all I buy, that’s all I live, that’s all I listen to, that’s all I love.
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Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They’re only powerful when you got your back turned.
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If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down.
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When you’re a little kid, you don’t see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind. It never became an issue until I was a teenager and started trying to rap.
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The emotions in a song – the anger, aggression – have got to be legitimate.
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It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it’s all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening.
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I think my first album opened a lot of doors for me to push the freedom of speech to the limit.
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I’m just a little bit sicker than the average individual I think.
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You better lose yourself in the music. The moment, you own it, you better never let it go. You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo.
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Imma be what I set out to be without a doubt undoubtedly.
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If there’s not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.
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My thing is this; if I’m sick enough to think it, then I’m sick enough to say it.
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Don’t let them tell you ain’t beautiful.
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I am who I am and I say what I think. I’m not putting a face on for the record.
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But music is reflection of self, we just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail.
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I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I’m not ashamed of anything.
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Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.
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Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.
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Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity. To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment. Would you capture it or just let it slip?
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Be proud of who you are.
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That’s why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it.
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We’ll walk this road together, through the storm. Whatever weather, cold or warm.
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You better lose yourself in the music, the moment. You own it, you better never let it go. You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
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If you have enemies, good that means you stood up for something.
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You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay ’em, But you won’t take the sting out these words before I say ’em’.
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I’m just a little bit sicker than the average individual I think.
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It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me. Admittedly I probably did it subliminally for you.
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Why be a king,when you can be a god?
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Yeah, it’s been a ride I guess I had to go to that place to get to this one. Now some of you might still be in that place. If you’re trying to get out, just follow me, I’ll get you there.
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I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There’s no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it.
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I don’t do ‘black music,’ I don’t do ‘white music’…I make fight music, for high school kids.
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Ultimately, who you choose to be in a relationship with and what you do in your bedroom is your business.
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And I am, whatever you say I am. If I wasn’t, then why would I say I am?
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Why is it so hard for people to believe that white people are poor?! I wouldn’t say I lived in a ghetto; I’d say I lived in the ‘hood. The same friends I had back then are the same people on tour with me now.
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The moment I used my adversity to my advantage, my career exploded.
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Somewhere deep down there’s a decent man in me, he just can’t be found.
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Thanks cuz your hate is what gave me this strength.
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Don’t do drugs, don’t have unprotected sex, don’t be violent. Leave that to me.
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They can trigger me. But they’ll never figure me out.
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It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me. Admittedly I probably did it subliminally for you.
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If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down.
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People can try to reinvent themselves. I don’t think you can really change who you are, though, because who you are is pretty much where you came from and what you’ve done up to now.
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Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn’t much. But the things that I’m really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I’m not successful, what do I have?
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In my mind I’ma fighter, my heart’s a lighter, my soul is the fluid. My flow sparks it right up.
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You can make something of your life. It just depends on your drive.
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We sing for these kids who don’t have a thing.
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In my mind I’ma fighter, my heart’s a lighter, my soul is the fluid. My flow sparks it right up.
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I don’t think I’ve ever read poetry, ever. I’m not really book-smart.
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You gotta find that inner strength and just pull that s**t out of you. And get that motivation to not give up and not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall on your face and collapse.
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Honestly, I’d love to be remembered as one of the best to ever pick up a mic, but if I’m doing my part to lessen some racial tension I feel good about what I’m doing.
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Trust is hard to come by. That’s why my circle is small and tight. I’m kind of funny about making new friends.
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I was a smart kid, but I hated school.
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The Eminem quotes given here are inspirational. Read through them, and take their lessons to heart. Eminem had a dream to be a great rapper. He achieved that by being determined and working hard. You can achieve your dreams too!

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