That's one of the first things that comes out of young people's mouths when they're in love. FOREVER. And that's cool, it's all good-until you get old enough to realize what forever is.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Love Relationships Young Love

There is no such thing as a normal family so don't trip off it, just deal with it.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Family Normal

Diet food is for lazy people.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Dieting Food Lazy

Dog's just want to sniff an ass and eat some food.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Dogs Eating Food

If you believe that I'm a cop killer, you believe David Bowie is an astronaut.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Censorship Controversy Metaphor Racism Rap

Never mumble some sarcastic shit to somebody who can obviously fuck you up.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Sarcasm

Who can protect themselves from betrayal? The day your brother wakes up and plans to do you dirty, there's no defense against that.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Betrayal

Once I get something going well, I'll risk fucking it up just for the action.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Risk Success

...As an artist, you need the naysayers and the nonbelievers to add fuel to your creative fire.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Artists Obstacles

I don't rhyme about guns I ain't shotHoes I ain't caughtOr shit I ain't bought.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Authenticity

Being cool is when you win, you don't get too happy; and when you lose, you don't get too mad.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Happy Win You

When I was in the 12th grade, I got my girlfriend pregnant. I just got out of school, she was a 10th-grader. I'm a teen parent, and I'm at a point where I'm like, 'Man I've got to do something.'

~ Ice-T

Ice-T School Man Parent

Some music comes from a real place; some music comes from your imagination. It's difficult to find out what's real and what's not, especially with the gangster stuff.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Music Gangster Place

I'm just disillusioned with the hip-hop sound right now. It's too materialistic. You know, I'm the kind of guy ... I can't do that. If you track my movement, you'll never see a picture of me with any girl that wasn't mine, or my own car. My jewelry, my clothes. What kind of gangsta rapper has a stylist? A stylist?!

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Girl Jewelry Me

I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Growing Up Think You

Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.

~ Ice-T

Ice-T Life Doing You