Solitude was my only consolation - deep, dark, deathlike solitude.

I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel...

The beginning is always today.

How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to be greater than his nature will allow.

If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!

Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.

No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.

Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them.

I've always been a daydreamer. When the other kids were playing, I was listening to the roar at Yankee Stadium - I was always attracted to the roar of the crowd.

Fans made me. The fans gave me a chance, and they made me. Beyond that, my career has been trials and tribulations and ups and downs, so I have to have true fans riding with me.

Revolt is my new - cable music network. It's distributed through Time Warner and Comcast. And to put it simply, it is the ESPN of music.

Smell is incredibly important and sensual; it communicates who you are.

Music is the most powerful form of communication in the world. It brings us all together. Even religion separates us, but a hit record unites us across religious beliefs, race, politics.

It feels like I could go outside with a bikini thong on right now.

When I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors.

I want to have a cultural impact. I want to be an inspiration, to show people what can be done.

I just feel if you are an artist, you always have something to prove, if you are in music or in films, you have to prove that you can still do your best.

I have so much respect for people in the theater. You can't do 10 or 15 takes. It's all live. It's like life in motion.

I wouldn't abandon nobody. I would be lying if I said I was just talking to everybody.

This whole Puff Daddy thing has taken a toll on me.

It is going to be changed to straight P. Diddy. You could call me P. or Diddy, or P. Diddy. I just want something fresh, man.

At an early age, I started my own paper route. Once I saw how you could service people and do a good job and get paid for it, I just wanted to be the best I could be in whatever I did.