Common Quotes, Thoughts and images

Never lookin' back or too far in front of me; the present is a gift and I just wanna be.

Education is what you get from reading the small print; experience is what you get from not reading it.

One day it'll all make sense.

We as people have a purpose here to contribute to the Earth, to contribute to people's goodness and good life.

Not everyone is the same. You can't label a person just because of what they do or what they've done.

Now is our time to change the world

Don't believe in role models, but if I do, then I'm mine

If heaven had a height, you would be that tall

When I see people of my likeness, or who are somebody that I feel connected to, doing something great, I fee like I can do it. It gives me some hope and vision.

No matter what walk of life you're from, you can appreciate the music - songs resonate in your soul and your heart.

It's hard to see blessings in a violent culture

I attribute my ability to maintain cool to God, self-esteem, and knowing my purpose in life. It can't be based on anything material or external.

If the eyes are the window to your soul open eyes bring the cold.

Come close to me baby. Let your love hold you. I know this world is crazy, but what's it without you?

I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet.

I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win.

When you have style, it doesn't matter what other people are saying.

All that glisters is not gold.

I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums

I embody EVERYTHING from the Godly to the party.

I appreciate this moment in time...ball players and actors be knowing my rhymes

This is my inception, I'm writing my dreams.

God is my guide, so I try to not judge myself too much, knowing that at the end of the day, my greatest judge will be Jehovah God.

I wonder if these wack niggas realize they wack, And they the reason that my people say they tired of rap.

God created me to be an individual. And I am a Chicago dude that grew up the way I grew up and was named Rashid and was given a certain purpose and mission. So, I am rare for those reasons.

To be a storyteller is to be able to speak truth, to be able to use your imagination, to use the creative gifts that the Creator has given you.

I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.

Even through the unseen, I know that God watches, From one King's dream, he was able to Barack us.

To have my name said like, "Common and John Legend, Golden Globe nominees," is one of the greatest achievements I've ever had as an artist, as a person.

Justice is juxtaposition in us Justice for all just ain't specific enough.