I remember going home for lunch in the early 2000s and turning on a Canadian TV series called ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’. In it, a young Canadian actor by the name of Aubrey Drake Graham played Jimmy Brooks, a basketball star at Degrassi High until a school shooting left his character paralyzed from the waist down. It was a hit television series but at the time, I never imagined Aubrey Drake Graham would one day become one of the most famous and successful entertainers in the world!
Fast forward to today and Drake has managed to redefine the rapping genre with his iconic lyrics and impressive perception of life. His gift for storytelling intersects the captivating world of music and gives us an opportunity to reflect upon some thought-provoking ideas.
His lyrics speak to love, heartbreak, ambition, and success – all issues that many of us can all relate to in some way or another. To honor Drake’s contribution to both contemporary culture and popular music, here are 71 of his greatest quotes and lyrics that transcend all genres!
I hope you enjoy these quotes and lyrics by Drake…
1) “People will wish you all the success in the world and then hate you when you get it.” – Drake
2) “Accept yourself. You don’t have to prove s*** to no one except yourself.” – Drake
3) “I’m actually a very honest person, and sometimes I end up like, ‘Man, I said too much.’ It’s hard for me not to tell the truth when you ask me.” – Drake
4) “When all is said and done, more is always said than done.” – Drake
5) “I’m always going to work like I have something to prove.” – Drake
6) “Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face it’s about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul.” – Drake
7) “Before you give up, think of the reason you held on so long.” – Drake
8) “Boys will break your heart. Real men will pick up the pieces.” – Drake
9) “Careful what you wish for, you just might get it all.” – Drake
Lyrics to ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’…
10) “Cause you’re a good girl and you know it, you act so different around me. ‘Cause you’re a good girl and you know it, I know exactly who you could be.” – Drake
11) “Everybody dies but not everybody lives.” – Drake
12) “I’m dying to be a great dad one day, whenever that day comes.” – Drake
13) “I won’t ever understand why those with the biggest hearts always end up getting treated the worst.” – Drake
14) “Everybody has an addiction, mine happens to be success.” – Drake
15) “Everyone who doubted me is askin’ for forgiveness.” – Drake
16) “I live for the nights that I can’t remember, with the people that I won’t forget.” – Drake
17) “The game ain’t always fair and that’s the thing though. You can play your heart out, everybody don’t get a ring though.” – Drake
18) “I got my eyes on you, you’re everything that I see.” – Drake
19) “The hardest thing about the business is minding your own.” – Drake
Drake quotes about shutting down haters…
20) “Haters will broadcast your failures, but whisper your success.” – Drake
21) “Sometimes you have to erase the messages, delete the numbers, and move on. You don’t have to forget who that person was to you, but you do have to accept that they aren’t that person anymore.” – Drake
22) “How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.” – Drake
23) “I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.” – Drake
24) “The ideal girl is driven, working on something other than modeling or being a singer.” – Drake
25) “If you think I’ma quit before I die, dream on.” – Drake
26) “Insecurity is an ugly thing. It makes you hate people you don’t even know.” – Drake
27) “You know life is what we make it, and a chance is like a picture, it’d be nice if you just take it.” – Drake
28) “It was my father who told me that there is no rapper who is singing and rapping. He told me that in order to be successful you’re going to have to do something different than what everyone else is doing.” – Drake
29) “Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.” – Drake
Lyric quotes from the song ‘July’ featuring Jhené Aiko…
30) “Just as I predicted here we go again. They always say the hottest love has the coldest end.” – Drake
31) “You know it’s real when you are who you think you are.” – Drake
32) “Last name Ever, first name Greatest.” – Drake
33) “I learned working with the negatives could make for better pictures.” – Drake
34) “Life can always change, you have to adjust.” – Drake
35) “Live for today, plan for tomorrow, party tonight.” – Drake
36) “I’m living life right now, man. And this what I’ma do ’til it’s over, ’til it’s over.” – Drake
37) “When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through.” – Drake
38) “You love me, and I love you, and your heart hurts, mine does too. And it’s just words and they cut deep, but it’s our world, it’s just us two.” – Drake
39) “Make the most out of tonight, and worry about it all tomorrow.” – Drake
Drake quotes from the song ‘Find Your Love’…
40) “Too many times I’ve been wrong. I guess being right takes too long.” – Drake
41) “My mother made me truly appreciate women.” – Drake
42) “Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.” – Drake
43) “No matter how dirty your past is, your future is still spotless.” – Drake
44) “Nobody understood what it was like to be black and Jewish…Being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger.” – Drake
45) “I’m not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I’m not going to back down.” – Drake
46) “Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser.” – Drake
47) “Patience is key for getting over a breakup. That, and trailing off your interaction after the breakup.” – Drake
48) “Never pay attention to the rumors and what they assume.” – Drake
49) “Pray the real live forever man. Pray the fakes get exposed.” – Drake
Drake quotes about the journey of life.
50) “Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake
51) “Some nights I wish I could go back in life. Not to change s***, just to feel a couple of things twice.” – Drake
52) “Always smile more than you cry, give more than you take, love more than you hate.” – Drake
53) “Started not to give a f*** and stopped fearing the consequence.” – Drake
54) “Strength isn’t always shown in what you can hold on to, sometimes it’s shown in what you can let go of.” – Drake
55) “I swear this life is like the sweetest thing I’ve ever known.” – Drake
56) “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin’ with no make-up on. That’s when you’re the prettiest.” – Drake
57) “Tables turn, bridges burn, you live and learn.” – Drake
58) “The good ones go if you wait too long.” – Drake
59) “I know they say that first love is the sweetest, but that first cut is the deepest.” – Drake
Drake quotes from the song ‘Successful’ featuring Trey Songz & Lil Wayne
60) “This lost boy got fly without Peter Pan.” – Drake
61) “To be human is to be broken and broken is its own kind of beautiful.” – Drake
62) “It’s never too late to realize what you want in your life and it’s never wrong to fight for it.” – Drake
63) “I’m trying to do better than good enough.” – Drake
64) “All I want to do is work. I just want to make this album as incredible as I can. That’s really the best way to put it.” – Drake
65) “When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.” – Drake
66) “Who am I to judge you on the past, girl? I bet there’s a reason for it all.” – Drake
67) “Wish you would learn to love people and use things, and not the other way around.” – Drake
68) “Live without pretending, love without depending, listen without defending, speak without offending.” – Drake
69) “Yeah, I want things to go my way. But as of late, a lot of s*** been going sideways.” – Drake
70) “When you get hurt by the one you living for, pain can make you wanna love no more.” – Drake
71) “I’m about my business. Killin’ all these rappers, you would swear I had a hit list.” – Drake
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