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When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That's the image television pumps.

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Ice Cube
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 15
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Keep doin' what you're doin', fall in love with what you're creating, and everything else will fall into place.
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You can't boycott something you never went to anyway,so why put energy into it?
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Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.
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I can't really attribute my success onscreen to any formula and suggest you do this or that to make it as an actor.
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I think I'm unique to the game 'cause of my versatility.
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