Quotes To Live By From Lil B's NYU Lecture

Based God 101: 20 Quotes To Live By From Lil B's NYU Lecture

April 12, 2012 - 7:05 pm by VIBE

This past Wednesday (April 11), Lil B played professor to an auditorium crammed with young based enthusiasts at New York University. Sans a snazzy powerpoint or even a chalkboard, Mr. McCartney—with his one table and one chair—leaned on his greatest teaching tool of all, a peculiar, yet damn sticky set of life aphorisms. Ranging from thoughts on capitalism to self-love to growling stomachs, humans, dogs, and even cats, here are twenty of Lil B's most stand out quotes for tacking on your pinterest board. Stay based. —Tracy Garraud

Photos via Pitchfork and NYULocal

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"Stop giving negative words so much power. I looked up what black means online. Black means coal. I don't feel like I'm coal."

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"Have fun, do what you want. Be less ignorant."

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"May your life be full of adventures and mystery."

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"You can't judge anyone. From the homeless to the richest—whatever that means—to a cat or a dog."

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"We are the class of earth."

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"Embrace yourself, embrace your health."

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"Wash your hands. I'm washing my hands all the time."

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"Life is hard. Kinda."

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"Every single person you meet, look at them like a golden million dollar baby"

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"Experience your own theories."

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"Yo everybody make sure you wear your seatbelts, for real."

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"Be yourself to the 101,000th percent."

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"Salute everyone who's finding cures for DI-SE-ASES!"

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"You can't write down love."

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"Knowing slang is like being bilingual. Go learn slang."

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"Forgive. Forgiveness. Forgiving."

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"Have a light heart... get light-hearted."

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"Never deny your friends food."

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"I hate people who are all like business-business... what happened to humans?"

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Don't you ever deny the voices in your head."

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