‘The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.’ – Eminem

‘Somewhere deep down there’s a decent man in me, he just can’t be found.’ – Eminem

‘Trust is hard to come by. That’s why my circle is small and tight. I’m kind of funny about making new friends.’ – Eminem

‘I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There’s no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it.’ – Eminem

‘I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn’t, then why would you say I am.’ – Eminem

‘A lot of truth is said in jest.’ – Eminem

‘I’m stupid, I’m ugly, I’m dumb, I smell. Did I mention I’m stupid?’ – Eminem

‘Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.’ – Eminem

‘Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They’re only powerful when you got your back turned.’ – Eminem

‘Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.’ – Eminem

‘These times are so hard, and they’re getting even harder.’ – Eminem

‘I don’t hate women – they just sometimes make me mad.’ – Eminem

‘If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down.’ – Eminem

‘I am who I am and I say what I think. I’m not putting a face on for the record.’ – Eminem

‘I try to treat all the money I’m making like it’s the last time I’m going to make it.’ – Eminem

‘People can try to reinvent themselves. I don’t think you can really change who you are, though, because who you are is pretty much where you came from and what you’ve done up to now.’ – Eminem

‘I was a smart kid, but I hated school.’ – Eminem

‘My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him.’ – Eminem

‘Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn’t much. But the things that I’m really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I’m not successful, what do I have?’ – Eminem

‘I was going to McDonald’s and Taco Bell every day. The kids behind the counter knew me – it wouldn’t even faze them. Or I’d sit up at Denny’s or Big Boy and just eat by myself. It was sad. I got so heavy that people started to not recognize me.’ – Eminem

‘I need to keep working on myself for a while.’ – Eminem

‘To the people I forgot, you weren’t on my mind for some reason and you probably don’t deserve any thanks anyway.’ – Eminem

‘My thing is this; if I’m sick enough to think it, then I’m sick enough to say it.’ – Eminem

‘I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I’m not ashamed of anything.’ – Eminem

‘Guns are bad, I tell you.’ – Eminem

‘I’ve been running a lot, taking care of myself.’ – Eminem

‘My family has never been there for me. They expect things because we’re blood.’ – Eminem

‘You’re not going to say anything about me that I’m not going to say about myself. There’s so many things that I think about myself; if someone really wanted to get at me, they could say this and this and this. So I’m going to say it before they can. It’s the best policy for me.’ – Eminem