T.I. Quotes

They dont understand what real treasure is. They see it in gold and copper, and tin. They see in herds of horses or cattle. They gather treasures to themselves, building great storehouses, which they guard ferociously. Then they die. What good is it then?

Pride is what you can afford or think you can afford.

Being pretty successful, I can, of course, afford some luxuries. But I realize again and again how we have to disillusion ourselves of the idea that these things are going to give us real satisfaction.

Everybody is different and I think that we live in a material world. But for me, possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal. Whatever I own is temporary, since we're only here for a short period of time. It's what we do and produce, it's our actions, that will last forever. That's real value.

In our rich consumers' civilization we spin cocoons around ourselves and get possessed by our possessions.

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.

In L.A., it's easy to get caught up in what you look like or how much money you have, and those aren't values I want my kids to adopt.

Money and good life had never been my goal.

Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys.

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

Culture and possessions, there is the bourgeoisie for you.

I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV, rather than as a reflection of the people who are around us, truly.

We all think we're liberated when we have more of everything, don't we? That's what the media tell us.

I get one hour, really 25 minutes in a sermon on a weekend, to combat all the hours of the week that people are told you are what you have through billboards, commercials, and sitcoms, and so forth.

I've never been that person who wants a Rolls Royce or wants to live in a mansion or what have you.

There's nothing wrong with having a desire to want nice things. It's when we place that as a measure of the value of ourselves that it goes askew.

Materialism is an identity crisis.

Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns.

In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves a shallow legacy. In the end, we will be judged by other standards

I try to educate people about materialism through my work. I try to show them real visual luxury.

Money is not the most important to me.

It's one of the central problems of American culture: telling you if you're younger, more beautiful, more famous, whatever, that then you'll be happy.

I don't want my life to be about a house and a car.