Vic Mensa Quotes

One of the things my family taught me - I think very important in religion and science - is that you must be ready to stand up for what you think. Decide what you really think is best, and stick with it.

I'm not ashamed of anything that I've done because when I did it, I was passionate about it and I was doing it for a reason.

But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.

I was raised to believe in myself. I know I'm cool. I'm not trying to brag or say I'm the man or anything like that. I don't lie or cheat, and I'm not mean to anybody. I treat people with respect.

You have got to decide, look, this is who I am; this is my best way to present myself, and I'm going to ride that horse to the finish line. Not everybody will like it, but that's OK.

My tenacity and determination to be true to the person I had become were sacrosanct.

I appreciate someone who stands out and stands up for what he believes in, because that's what I'm trying to do.

I am not that kind of a person who can written off.

I know if I stay true to myself and stick to my guns, I will never fail myself.

That's one thing I try to take pride in: not changing up. Just being who I am, and having people love me or hate me for who I am.

I have to be true to what I think because that's my whole career.

I'm going to stand in my truth no matter what.

I was always taught to be myself, be honest, and be true to my roots.

I know who I am. When you get comfortable with yourself like that and you know you're doing the right thing, you can take a lot of crap.

Follow your path unapologetically. Be compassionate.

I do what I do. You like it, great. You don't, go listen to somebody else. I'm stickin' with the people who stuck with me.

There's nothing harder than going on TV and saying something that you don't believe. I don't do that anymore.

I care what people think, but that doesn't change what I say. I am who I am.

I make no apologies for loving the finer things in life or the men I choose to date. I don't feel bad about the person I am. Now, I do have an edge, rawness and realness, and I can tell you I'm going to keep that.

Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.

I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am.

For better or worse, I've always tried to march to my own drum and tell it like it is, while preserving some integrity and style. God, I'm fabulous!

At the end of the day, I'm not a bad person; I don't hurt anyone.

I've already got my rent paid, and it's too late in my life for me to go around talking up stuff that I don't like or believe in.

I just did what I did and I still am. It makes you unpopular, maybe for a lifetime, but I'd rather do that than be popular and doubt what I am.