Quotes by Jay-Z

Explore a curated collection of 39 quotes by Jay-Z. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all — Jay-Z
Only God can judge me so I'm gone, either love me or leave me alone. — Jay-Z
I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man! — Jay-Z
I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That's what this world is — Jay-Z
Man I'm high off life. Fuck it, I'm WASTED — Jay-Z
Jealousy’s a weak emotion. — Jay-Z
This communist talk is so confusing — Jay-Z
I'm a hustler, baby; I sell water to a well! — Jay-Z
As sure as this Earth is turnin, souls burnin / In search of higher learnin, turnin in every direction seeking direction — Jay-Z
No, I'm not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people. — Jay-Z
Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your musi — Jay-Z
Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been succe — Jay-Z
Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been succe — Jay-Z
I'm a mirror. If you're cool with me, I'm cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If y — Jay-Z
Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to ra — Jay-Z
I've always believed in good music over bad music. I believe in two sorts of musics. And the lines that separate us, I d — Jay-Z
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the p — Jay-Z
Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, rea — Jay-Z
I've got a nice collection of paintings - a Basquiat, a black-and-white Warhol that's like a Rorschach test, and I commi — Jay-Z
I learned to ride a ten-speed when I was 4 or 5. My uncle gave me the bike, hand-me-down, and everyone used to stare at — Jay-Z