"Sleeping is forbidden at the age of 22. It's all work and no play."

"Appearance is something you should definitely consider when you're going out. Have your girlfriend clip your nails or something like that."

"I guess I had it made. My mother gave me advice - she taught me that women like to be looked in the eye - and my grandmother gave me condoms."

"Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids, and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else."

"The girls want to see the rips on your stomach - they like that."

"Down time is not the name of the game."

"I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy."

"Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to figure out what you want in life. If you're with an individual who isn't moving in the same direction and at the same rate that you are, it ain't going to work."