Jay-Z Quotes

I was a dancer for about 20 years. It didn't really help me transition into music.

Ever since me and the brothers no longer make music together, I stepped aside, and I've been doubling down here in the tech world.

I'm confident to say that if you want to grow in a profession, consistency is the key… I'm strict about my work goals and training.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

I've been curious about certain things, but didn't let them get in the way of my life. I don't know how people becoem successful with some kind of habit.

There are some aspects of work you need to keep working on and no matter what environment you are in. Continuous learning is very important. It's what I call 'competitive tension', which is about having a competition around.

If you don't have an emotional connection to why you are trying to accomplish your goals, the odds are you won't reach them or will quit trying.

I don't want my learning curve to be stunted by just all of a sudden doing work all the time and not being careful about the work that I'm doing.

Because I gave myself - I left school after the second semester of my junior year to pursue a career in music. and I gave myself five years to make it and I made it in three.

I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was continuously working and doing various things.

Starting young has definitely helped my success. All the experience I gained by touring with other players as a backing artist helped to prepare me for my own big break.

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.

There are so many guys that come up and have strong hearts, but they just have to understand what the consequences are and how to execute the things that they learned to make themselves successful.

The biggest thing is, if you want it still, you'll do everything you need to do to make sure you extend your career.

I was a musician and did moderately well at that. I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I think as I became more comfortable and knowledgeable about myself and what I wanted, I moved into acting. I came to it rather late - later than most. I just really wanted to try my hand, and thankfully, it worked out for the most part.

I was obsessed with the idea of going to college. And I took many years off after that, so I sort of missed the weird, crazy transition that was what making movies was in the nineties to what's happening now.

Well, the announcement to say that I was no longer a member of Vampire Weekend was something that was in the works for a long time. I knew that it was the right choice for me.

I have to be patient and try to take my opportunity when the boss decides I have to play.

I hone my craft. I keep going. I light a little fire under myself. I look around for roles that will challenge me. And I'm grateful for all the ones I get.

Wanting to be better as an actor, model, and person in general motivates me to push myself.

It is such a tricky transition between education and work.

I was not ready fresh out of high school to hit the streets of Nashville.

I knew I wanted to do music, but leaving such a successful career one would think I'd kind of shot myself in the foot. I knew I made the right decision, and at the end of the day it's up to me to get where I want to go, but it's a lot to take on.

When I decided to go to art school, it wasn't necessarily something I thought I needed. No one talked about graduate school when I was an undergrad. I went on to a residency at the Studio Museum in Harlem, and that transition from Yale to the Studio Museum, that was the real beginning of my professional career.

If you are going to do things in your life and be responsible for your career, then be responsible for your career. You are responsible for your success.