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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.

Ice Cube

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Ice Cube
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 15
Character Actor
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Keep everybody out your business, that's how you do it. And I mean everybody. It ain't about having a relationship outside of the house. It's about having a relationship within each other. When something go down don't be calling your sister or your mother I'm not gonna be calling my brother or uncles. We're gonna work it out.
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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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