"I'm not a role model. I'm a human being."

"With big folks, either people think you look mean or it's more of a jolly Santa Claus, 'Oh, he's just a pudgy little teddy bear pillow.'"

"I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped."

"I'm not a gangsta. I'm a businessman. I'm a hustler."

"Mr. Webber? Yesterday you said I was gonna end up a garbageman. Mr. Webber: That's right. If you keep cutting class, that's exactly what you'll become. Notorious B.I.G.: Well, I found out a teacher ma…"