Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born on October 17, 1972. He is professionally known as Eminem. He is a rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is known as someone who made hip hop popular in Middle America. One of the greatest rappers of all time, Eminem had a turbulent childhood, marked by poverty and allegations of abuse. Find the 60 greatest Eminem quotes that will motivate you to work hard to be successful in your life.
1. “The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” -Eminem
2. “Success is my only option, failure’s not.” -Eminem
3. “I was a smart kid, but I hated school.” -Eminem
4. “But music is reflection of self, we just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail.” -Eminem
5. “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
6. “Well, I’m working all the time to stay out of trouble!” -Eminem
7. “But music is reflection of self, we just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail.” -Eminem
8. “Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They’re only powerful when you got your back turned.” -Eminem
9. “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
10. “Don’t ever try to judge me dude, you don’t know what the f**k I’ve been through.” -Eminem
11. “You’ve got enemies? Good, that means you actually stood up for something.” -Eminem
12. “We’ll walk this road together, through the storm. Whatever weather, cold or warm.” -Eminem
13. “Maybe one day we’ll all wake up and this will just be a dream.” -Eminem
14. “You don’t get another chance. Life is no Nintendo game.” -Eminem
15. “If there’s not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.” -Eminem Quotes
16. “I started learning how to not be so angry about things, learning how to count my f—ing blessings instead. By doing that, I’ve become a happier person, instead of all this self-loathing I was doing for a while.” -Eminem
17. “I’ve been running a lot, taking care of myself.” -Eminem
18. “I’m very much a creature of habit.” -Eminem
19. “We sing for these kids who don’t have a thing.” -Eminem
20. “When you’re a little kid, you don’t see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind. It never became an issue until I was a teenager and started trying to rap.” -Eminem
21. “Straighten up little soldier, stiffen up that upper lip. What are you crying about? You got me.” -Eminem
22. “Behind every successful person lies a pack of haters.” -Eminem
23. “Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.” -Eminem
24. “It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it’s all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening”. -Eminem
25. “Thanks cuz your hate is what gave me this strength.” -Eminem
26. “Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity. To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment. Would you capture it or just let it slip?” -Eminem
27. “The emotions in a song – the anger, aggression – have got to be legitimate.” -Eminem
28. “I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I’m not ashamed of anything.” -Eminem
29. “Don’t nobody want it but they’re gonna get it anyway!” -Eminem
30. “I didn’t have nothin’ going for me… school, home… until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything.” -Eminem
31. “Sporadic thoughts will pop into my head and I’ll have to go write something down, and the next thing you know I’ve written a whole song in an hour.” -Eminem
32. “Hip-hop is ever changing but you’ll always have the pack. And you’ll always have those people who are separated from the pack.” -Eminem
33. “Everybody loves to root for a nuisance.” -Eminem
34. “Set fire to the mic and ignite the crowd” -Eminem
35. “I used to give a fuck, now I could give a fuck less” -Eminem
36. “Laughing all the way to the bank, I spray flames. They cannot tame or placate the monster.” -Eminem
37. “Don’t you wanna grow up to be just like me?” -Eminem
38. “These bars are only meant for the sharpest knives in the drawer.” -Eminem
39. “If I had to grip my pad the riffs I’d grab would rip and stab, the kids that sad, the shit that’s drab and flavorless…” -Eminem
40. “And I promise you the day I fall off or lose it, I will stop and cut off the music.” -Eminem
41. “My middle finger won’t go down, how do I wave?” -Eminem
42. “People think they want this problem ’til they get it.” -Eminem
43. “You thought I was ill, now I’m even more so.” -Eminem
44. “I wanted to show the fans that we were inside the mind of a lyrical maniacal genius.” -Eminem
45. “Love is just a word, but you bring it definition.” -Eminem
46. “You’d have to walk a thousand miles in my shoes just to see what it’s like to be me!!” -Eminem
47. “I realized, ‘Yo, I can’t do anything in moderation. I don’t know how.” -Eminem
48. “I try to treat all the money I’m making like it’s the last time I’m going to make it.” -Eminem
49. “Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.” -Eminem
50. “Throughout my career, I fed off the fuel of people not being able to understand me.” -Eminem
51. “Sometimes you just got to let s*** go and say ‘To hell with it’ and move on.” -Eminem
52. “You can make something of your life. It just depends on your drive.” -Eminem
53. “I don’t do ‘black music,’ I don’t do ‘white music’…I make fight music, for high school kids.” -Eminem
54. “The moment I used my adversity to my advantage, my career exploded.” -Eminem
55. “Don’t let them tell you ain’t beautiful.” -Eminem
56. “And I am, whatever you say I am. If I wasn’t, then why would I say I am?” -Eminem
57. “If you have enemies, good that means you stood up for something.” -Eminem
58. “That’s why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it.” -Eminem
59. “I’m just a little bit sicker than the average individual I think.” -Eminem
60. “I always felt that if I was going to do a movie, I wanted it to be authentic.” -Eminem