Quotes by Pitbull

As Americans, which I suffer from myself, we have ADD.

Every time I reach a new audience, that means I'm doing something right.

I'm sharp. What the street taught me how to do is how to hustle. How to make something out of nothing.

Simplicity is the key to success.

I'm like a deck of cards, you gotta deal with me Want war? Then Navy Seal with me.

Everyday above ground is a great day, remember that.

Music to me is something I did as a hobby.

Music is my hustle.

I'm here to entertain.

There's always something going on, and people need that 45-minute-to-an-hour-and-15-minute break, where they just escape and not worry about bills, health care and God knows what. That, to me, is when you're making great music: when people can just forget about what's going on.

If you look at any movement Hip Hop would be the most influential in the last maybe 15, 20 years.

I was taught in kindergarten: sharing is caring.

I've always had goals, always had visions, always had a plan, always been very strategic.

This is the truth: I'm into sales. I love deals. I'm definitely a sucker for steals.

I don't agree when the USA, that lives by a constitution, says, OK, just because you look this way, we're going to ask you for your documentation, or you gotta go back to your country.

As far as the fans, I always say it because it's the truth: without them I'm absolutely nothing.

The thing with me and endorsements is it's harder for me to get endorsements because of the simple fact that I want in.

Now look at the crowd. We've got everybody here tonight: Black, white, Asian, Latinos--and guess what? President Obama says we can all stay! God Bless America!

Don't be afraid to lose. Listen. And always invest in yourself.

Don't just give me an advance. I want a percentage.

I started doing shows in places that I couldn't pronounce, didn't know existed, and I've seen people that didn't speak English or Spanish rapping to every lyric and singing to every hook. I said, This is the type of music that I want to do.

I make music with no boundaries.

I feel like I've been fighting in music and creating new ways and new opportunities to make things work even when people thought it wouldn't.

One thing that's never gonna go, you know, go sour is good music.

It's the true meaning of music being a universal language, constantly fighting and going through different boundaries in order for new people to hear the music and be like, Oh, sh*t! I mess with this Pitbull kid.

Just out here workin' hard and doin' what we do best: grind, hustle, and anything possible to create new opportunities.

I'm sharp... What the street taught me how to do is how to hustle. How to make something out of nothing.

I don't wanna make hood music, I don't wanna make street music, I want to make world music, global music, international music.

The people in Cuba, they know what I stand for, and there's a lot of people in Cuba that stand for the same. But they can't say it.

Everything is humble and positive energy.

My motivational music is any music that helps me escape. There are certain records that take you to euphoria, when you're partying and havin' a good time, dancin' with a couple people.

I grew up around salsa, merengue, bachata, bass music, freestyle, hip-hop, techno, house, rave.

I'm definitely someone who enjoys life and wakes up with a ball of energy.

When I get in the studio the idea is just to work and bang out as many as I can.

This industry is 90 percent business, 10 percent talent.

Look, Pitbull is a product.

I think of fans like a barbershop. I want that debate.

My kids can't eat awards.

In any country when you throw something in somebody's face, it's disrespectful.

Any time I see anything moving onstage, I'm cautious about it.

I'm taking a lot of freestyle music and flipping it.

I like to keep my money at the end of the day.

One night I'll be in Los Angeles and it'll be a Latin crowd, and then another night I'll go to Fresno and it'll be an all-black crowd. To me, that's the beauty of the music.

It's all about music, because music is basically what's... been my avenue out of maybe being involved in things I shouldn't be.

I already had three strikes against me. One, I have light skin. Two, I'm from Miami, which wasn't getting looked at at the time. Three, I'm Cuban. But now, I've made everything that stacked against me into a virtue.

I'm in the major league now.

If you continue to work hard, let that be the fuel to your fire.

I work hard. But I play hard, too.

With all the negativity going on in the world right now, people need an escape. When you give them a hit record or a great record, it allows them to escape for at least three to four minutes. They're not thinking bills or economy or immigration or war when you create that kind of ambiance.

My owner is life and that's what I fight for.

I won't perform in Cuba until there's no more Castro and there's a free Cuba. To me, Cuba's the biggest prison in the world, and I would be very hypocritical were I to perform there.

I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.

I look at this game from a different perspective.

You can't get much whiter than me.

I'm no longer an artist, I'm a business partner.