Lil Durk Quotes

I want to be an example of a guy who made something of himself out of nothing. A guy who overcame the odds of a tough childhood, who worked hard, who didn't let his surroundings get the best of him and lead him to jail or the graveyard. Where I ended up - being a comedian, a TV star, and a movie actor - might be unique, but my story is not.

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth; I came from really humble beginnings - the projects of New York City - and I worked my way to get to where I am.

'Freaky Ali' is not a heavy film. It's a simple but inspiring film. It will inspire those who want to go from zero to hundred. People who have made an effort to achieve success from nothing will be able to connect to the character.

Young people can learn from my example that something can come from nothing. What I have become is the result of my hard efforts.

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

I try and tell all the kids that I meet that hope to be amazing one day and be a professional athlete or a doctor or a lawyer or whatever they want to be. I tell them they can do all that because Tourette's won't stop them.

The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.

Wally Amos is the classic example of a man who gets up again and again.

I just want people to know you can get through stuff. I hope people can see that in what my life has been and where it is going.

Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive.

I just want to make it very clear that I come from very humble beginnings, and I worked for everything!

I worked hard to get where I am. And I started with nothing.

If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.

I've had the school of hard knocks, and I've worked my way up to be the governor of this great state of Connecticut.

It feels good when guys reach out to be inspired - and you have shown people an example of how you can come back and be better than you were before when adversity strikes; and when the world predicts the opposite, you show them you not only can be successful but be great.

I came from nothing really to something; I came from the gutter to making the gutters.

For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.

When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up.

I was told I would become nothing. Now I am showing people how big nothing is.

Nothing was ever handed to me. My hope is that when people read my story, it will inspire them to reach for their goals and not give up. The real story is this: if I can do it, you can, too.

I thought, 'Let's make it a check list. What if I got my education even though I lost my mother, even though my dad is in a shelter?' and looking at these things as hurdles to go over. I could inspire myself.

There's a big difference between where I came from and the NFL. Things like this don't happen to people from there often. It just took a lot of hard work and dedication, staying on the right path, believing in myself, and having an inner drive.

I came from a very poor family. And I was able to rise up and actually win an Academy Award. And if I can do it, then any kid can do it.

I basically came from nothing and turned my life into something.

You can make something out of nothing. I proved that with my career, making it out of the city that I'm from.