Rza Quotes

Do the knowledge, meaning: look, listen, observe, and also respect. If you do that, you’ll have a strong foundation to build anything you want to do in life upon. Know before you do. Look before you leap. And if you want to follow in my footsteps, make sure you step in the ones that went in the right direction.

Confusion is a gift from God. Those times when you feel most desperate for a solution, sit. Wait. The information will become clear. The confusion is there to guide you. Seek detachment and become the producer of your life.

Inspiration is found everywhere if you look hard enough.

It’s harder to make the glass than break the glass.

Knowledge is first and wisdom is the manifestation of knowledge. To understand this tone and pattern of thinking in the numerical way automatically resonated with me.

Life comes when you have knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, when you can see for real, touch, and feel for real, know for real. Then you are truly living.

What’s happening right now in the Hip Hop industry is that it is deeply affected by the general economy of America.

I ask people what piece they are on the chessboard. And some people say ‘I’m the king’ or ‘I’m the knight.’ And then they ask me what piece I am, and I say, ‘I’m no piece. I take the position of God.’

There are many names to Allah plus one you don’t know. And each name is an attribute that flexes his characteristics: the Benevolent, the Merciful, the All-Knower… And to me, my names be flexin’ personalities of myself: Prince Rakeem, Bobby Digital, Bobby Steels, the RZA, the Rzarector… These are personalities of myself.

Fear is a state of nervousness only fit for children

I build myself back up and come back stronger. That’s what I do.

I love vinyl, you know? To me it has depth, warmth, it’s the best way to really sample.