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The Best of Drake's Quotes


Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham is a Canadian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Drake is one of the most prominent rappers of his generation and an iconic figure in the music industry. He started his career in the early 2000s as an actor in the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation, before embarking on his musical career in 2007. Drake faced a number of adversities in his childhood - his parents divorcing when he was only five, his father getting arrested for drug-related charges, and others. Growing up, he was also bullied at school for being black and Jewish. 
Drake holds several Billboard records, including the most charted songs (186) among solo artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Drake's multiple accolades include: three Grammy Awards, three Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, and 13 Billboard Music Awards. Drake's fifth album, Scorpion, made him the first artist to top one billion streams in one week. Champagnepapi (his Instagram moniker) at 31, is one of the best-selling music artists of the 21st century, with more than 10 million albums and 86 million singles global sales. Drake turns 32 on October 24, 2018. Drake's quotes will inspire you to be a better version of yourself and aim for nothing but the best. Read on.

1. “If you think I’mma quit before I die, dream on.” - Drake
2. “Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser.” - Drake
3. “Everybody dies but not everybody lives.” - Drake
4. “Before you give up, think of the reason you held on so long.” - Drake
5. “Strength isn’t always shown in what you can hold on to, sometimes it’s shown in what you can let go of.” - Drake
6. “Always felt like my vision been bigger than the bigger picture.” - Drake
7. “When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.” - Drake
8. “Smile and let everyone know that today, you’re a lot stronger than you were yesterday.” - Drake
9. “You know it’s real when you are who you think you are” - Drake
10. “Everybody has an addiction, mine happens to be success.” - Drake
11. “I’m not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I’m not going to back down.” - Drake
12. “Life can always change, you have to adjust” - Drake
13. “It’s never too late to realize what you want in your life and it’s never wrong to fight for it.” - Drake

14. “Judge me, and you’ll have no time left to love me.” - Drake
15. “I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.” - Drake
16. “Haters will broadcast your failures, but whisper your success.” - Drake
17. “Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.” - Drake
18. “People will wish you all the success in the world and then hate you when you get it.” - Drake
19. “Count your blessings, not problems.” - Drake
20. “Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.” - Drake
21. We live in a generation of not being in love and not being together. - Drake
22. When all is said and done, more is always said than done. - Drake
23. Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. - Drake
24. “Know life is just a game in which the cards are facing down. I’m in the world where things are taken, never given. How long they choose to love you will never be your decision.” - Drake
25. “I’m trying to do better than good enough.” - Drake
26. “Wish you would learn to love people and use things, and not the other way around.” - Drake
27. “I’m trying to do better than good enough.” - Drake
28. Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time." - Drake

29. When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through.” - Drake
30. “Tables turn, bridges burn, you live and learn.” - Drake
31. “A goal is just a dream with a deadline.” - Drake
32. “The moment I stop having fun with it, I’ll be done with it.” - Drake
33. “Live without pretending, Love without depending, Listen without defending, Speak without offending.” - Drake
34. “When you get hurt by the one you living for, pain can make you wanna love no more.” - Drake
35. “Accept yourself. You don’t have to prove shit to no one except yourself.” - Drake
36. “People like to build their own story about my life. I don’t know if it makes them feel better, or if it makes it okay for them not to like me. But the last thing I grew up as was rich.” - Drake
37. “They ain’t make me what I am, they just found me like this.” - Drake
38. “The girl that I want to save is like a danger to my health. Try being with somebody that want to be somebody else.” - Drake
39. “Patience is key for getting over a breakup. That, and trailing off your interaction after the breakup.” - Drake
40. “When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.” - Drake

 **photo credits: Champagnepapi (Drake's Instagram account)**

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