Nas Quotes

Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your head down when noise tries to drown out your inner voice, and whatever you do, keep pushing.

To stand alone against all adversity is the most sacred moment of existence.

I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me. You can keep on grillin', I'ma smile back.

True individuality can be lonely.

To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.

Sexiness is about being an individual and having conviction about what that is.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Don't worry what people say or what people think. Be yourself.

I'm just who I am. I don't try to change myself for other people.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way.

I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

I've been shut down, run down, talked about, dogged out, but that never stopped me from the being the true me that's here and will be here.

Being yourself is what will make you survive through anything. If you make music to please someone, it's the first step in the wrong direction. Always do what you believe in, no matter what people say. Only way to go!

I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to.

I'd like to be remembered with affection, with regard, and with just a smallest amount of admiration - that here's a man who walked against the tide.

My motto is never to try to imitate anybody: I have always looked inward and followed the inward voice.

Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.

Most people feel like they're out of step, so just have the conviction to go your own way.

I ain't follow nobody path; I did it my own way. It's just grindin', ya feel me? You just gotta grind.

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

I always knew I had something to say even when nobody else wanted to listen.

Always stay true to who you are - barriers can and will be broken!

I'm just going to do what I do, and people will like it, or they won't.