“My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I do...” — J. Cole Quote

“My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.”

“I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long enough to wrap around my face. I used to chew on the end and bite it.”

“I worked in ad sales. I would call up local businesses and try to get them to buy ads in the paper. The whole time, I felt like I was just scamming people.”

“I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.”

“Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on a good day, my rapper side will jump in and start the writing process - maybe come up with a hook or start a verse. Sometimes it just happens like that. A song like 'Lights Please' happens like that.”

“Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.”

“By the time I left 'Dance Moms,' I'd made so many friendships.”

“When a group in front of me is on the green and I'm in the fairway, I'm already getting ready. I'm getting my numbers ready, talking about the shot, so by the time it's my turn, I already have my game plan.”

“I knew how to swim by the time I turned 4.”

“You love your child, and you want to protect your child more than anything on this planet, and yet, by the time they're 17, 18, they're going to step into this world, and that world will not feel the same compunction, necessarily, toward your daughter.”

“By the time a second term rolls around, the illusions about a president have largely evaporated.”

“I learned a lot from more experienced mountaineers, such as Peter Habeler, but by the time I was about 21 I reckoned I had learned all that I needed to make me technically self-sufficient anywhere.”