Lil Durk Quotes

"You got to have a strong mind if you fall back. When you fall back, they going to count you out. So you got to have a strong mind and know your worth. When you come back, you've got to be different and even more better."

"Everybody always going to sound like somebody. You got to separate yourself."

"I'm just trying to show people that I ain't gotta ride off no movement. I can ride off myself."

"There's definitely a lot of responsibility to keep the good energy going."

"I'm really living my dream so if I were to change anything up, I probably wouldn't be where I am."

"I'm happy with the person I become."

"I'm my own boss, you know?"

"Put your own twist to it. That's how you say relevant. Or things get old and boring."

"I grew up without a father, so I have to be on point for my kids."

"Always read your contract. Know what you're getting yourself into. Know your worth."

"I gotta stay in that light where people will see me and hear me. And not be scared of me, you know?"

"My message is just showing people how I came from nothing."

"Once upon a time, I was really lost. I was 18 going on 19, and I was shy. All I want to do is get money, and the way I was thinking I was going to do that was a negative route."

"I'll never stick to one sound, I switch it up."

"I don't wish jail on nobody, not even my worst enemies."

"Certain parts are bad in every city, but Chicago is beautiful."

"I don't throw shade at anybody like, 'You sound like me.'"

"I had a bad background just growing up as a child."

"I don't want to try to piggyback off of anybody else."

"We came from nothing really. One house. Ten people. Even days the lights was off. The worst days was not eating. Surviving off rice and toast."

"I just want to be there for my kids."

"Moving to Atlanta is one of the best things I did."

"It feels good to be in a place now where I can give back to my community."

"I want my kids to be able to live comfortable and go to school and to be into sports."

"I made 'LS4TS2' for women, my Day 1's, the trenches, and all those that doubted me."

"I was 17 and out of school, living with my mom, starving, not eating, getting locked up, no focus, no guidance. When you ain't got no guidance, you can't do too much. But then I had my first son and started working. I got the right people around me."

"I wasn't really into music. I was into the streets. I was too worried about the streets and how I was going to eat and how I was going to make the streets happen."

"Rapping is my dream, but my kids make me happy."

"I use the studio as my drug. That's where I relieve everything at - the studio."

"I like aiming for the producers who are hungry. I don't chase the wave."