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    41 THINGS JAY-Z TAUGHT ME

    im a die hard jay-z fan and his words always inspired me so hopefully they'll inspire you too _ share please

    Tara Ennis
    by Tara Ennis

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    41 THINGS JAY-Z TAUGHT ME

    1. ladies is pimps too

    2. you can't help the poor of your one of them

    3. you don't have to be a businessman, you can be a business man

    4. you can't knock the hustle

    5. keep one eye open like CBS

    6. once a good girl goes bad she's gone forever

    7. dumb down for your audience and double your dollars

    8. you can change but that's just the top layer

    9. just change clothes and go

    10. gotta keep it fresh even when your sexin

    11. open your mind you'll see the circus in the sky

    12. stay in the moment have some weed drink some wine

    13. if you don't like the lyrics you can press fast forward

    14. more money more cash more chillin

    15. keep it realer than most

    16. life's a bitch then you die

    17. men lie women lie numbers don't

    18. love me or leave me alone

    19. if your not talking about large money whats the point?

    20. if you can make it in NY you can make it anywhere

    21. you can pay for school but you can't buy class

    22. he showed me how to move in a room full of vultures

    23. try to live it to the limit and love it alot

    24. don't argue with a fool cause people can't tell from a distance who's who

    25. everybody can tell you how to do it, but they never did it

    26. standing back from situations gives you the perfect view

    27. I'd rather die enormous then live dormant

    28. if you don't feel me you are not real to me

    29. leave a mark they cant erase

    30. don't be afraid of dying be afraid of not trying

    31. that shit is CRAY

    32. strive for what you believe in set goals and you can achieve them

    33. if people aren't looking at you funny your not pushing the envelope

    34. 9 to 5 is how you survive, but I'm not trying to survive

    35. do not bark up that tree it will fall on you

    36. difficult takes a day impossible takes a week

    37. a drought can define a man when the well dries up

    38. learn to live with regrets

    39. all these dudes know how to say is "gimmie"

    40. time waits for no man

    41. life is living not for living uptight

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