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Creativity Quote by Puff Daddy

"If you're passionate about something, then you should go for it. Don't let anyone else's opinions or doubts hold you back"

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Puff Daddy’s advice lands like a mantra from the era that made him: aspirational, blunt, and built for repetition. It’s not trying to be subtle; it’s trying to be usable. The line is basically a two-step: desire, then permission. First, name the thing you want. Then, refuse the committee meeting of other people’s doubts. Coming from a musician who turned self-mythology into a business model, the message isn’t just self-help - it’s brand logic.

The intent is motivational, but the subtext is harder-edged: nobody is going to validate you early. In creative industries especially, “opinions” and “doubts” often show up wearing respectable costumes - gatekeepers, trend forecasters, the friend who “just wants you to be realistic.” Puff’s phrasing treats that noise as friction you’re supposed to outpace, not negotiate with. It’s the entrepreneurial read on talent: confidence isn’t a personality trait, it’s a survival strategy.

Context matters because Puff Daddy’s public arc is about reinvention, scale, and audacity - turning taste into empire during a period when hip-hop was still fighting for institutional legitimacy. So the quote isn’t only about following a dream; it’s about refusing the old hierarchy that decides whose dreams count. The simplicity is the point. It sounds like something you could repeat before walking into a room where you’re expected to shrink.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Daddy, Puff. (2026, January 15). If you're passionate about something, then you should go for it. Don't let anyone else's opinions or doubts hold you back. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-youre-passionate-about-something-then-you-172387/

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Daddy, Puff. "If you're passionate about something, then you should go for it. Don't let anyone else's opinions or doubts hold you back." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-youre-passionate-about-something-then-you-172387/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"If you're passionate about something, then you should go for it. Don't let anyone else's opinions or doubts hold you back." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-youre-passionate-about-something-then-you-172387/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.

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

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