“I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like...” — J. Cole Quote

“I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a rapper. I'm successful. I make money. That's all that matters.' But there's a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you're aware of it, it's happening.”

“I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out.”

“I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me.”

“I feel like this: Whatever is in your path and in your heart, you need to do.”

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

“I struggled with being a broke college graduate, and while all my friends were getting career jobs, I was working horrible part-time jobs. That's why now, even when I get tired, I think, 'This is what I asked for.'”

“WWE has no issues with my stand-up. I do not miss work for any reason and will continue to work around my schedule because I'm a professional and do not allow complacency or laziness.”

“With success comes complacency if you let it happen. It is human nature; there is that urge to think about how well you have done.”

“I like to improve all the time and never let complacency creep into my system.”

“I really try to put myself in uncomfortable situations. Complacency is my enemy.”

“I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really like working in genre because people come into the films with certain expectations. They know the tropes so well that, when you turn on those, it can be shocking because there's a complacency that comes with watching those films.”

“The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.”