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Creativity Quote by Puff Daddy

"Don't get yourself in certain circumstances or instances, because it's not a good feeling to be sitting in that chair where you've got 12 people that are in control of your life. You have an opportunity to be in control of your life for yourself by the decisions that you make"

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There is a blunt, street-corner clarity to Puff Daddy's warning: the scariest luxury is thinking you’re untouchable. The “chair” and the “12 people” land like a cold splash of institutional reality, likely a nod to a jury box and a courtroom, but it’s bigger than that. He’s talking about the moment your myth collapses and your freedom becomes a group decision. For an artist who built a brand on control - of sound, image, hustle, and narrative - the idea of surrendering agency to strangers is the ultimate humiliation.

The phrasing matters. He doesn’t moralize; he strategizes. “Certain circumstances or instances” is intentionally vague, the way people in high-velocity worlds talk when they’re skirting specifics: trouble, associations, nights that go sideways, choices that seem small until they’re permanent. That vagueness is the subtext: the system doesn’t care about your nuance. Once you’re in the machine, your story gets simplified into charges, evidence, and credibility.

Culturally, this is the entrepreneurial gospel of hip-hop translated into civic terms. The genre has long framed success as self-determination in a country where institutions often feel rigged. Puff’s spin is pragmatic, almost parental: freedom isn’t just a right; it’s a daily management practice. He’s selling a hard truth that’s also a brand value - be the boss, or you’ll learn what it feels like when someone else is.

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Puff Daddy (born November 4, 1970) is a Musician from USA.

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