David A. Clarke, Jr.

Police use of deadly force is rare in America. You wouldn't know that by listening to some of the blowhards out there: the newspaper, the mainstream media, the race hustlers. They make it seem like this stuff happens several times a day. It's rare.

American Public Servant

Michael B. Jordan

I wanted to start creating opportunities for actors out there that weren't so cut-and-dried... My ultimate goal with Outlier is to give these young creatives and young creative hustlers the opportunity to leave their fingerprint on the world.

American Actor

Young Jeezy

I just think a hustler's ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I'll never stop hustling. An ambitious hustler is the one to hustle the hustlers. When I grew up, my heroes were hustlers. Now I'm their hero.

American Musician

Poppy Delevingne

She is such a doer, Cara - she is so ambitious. She has always known what she wants, and she's a hustler. Sometimes I call her, and I'm like, 'You need to help me hustle,' and she is like, 'Come on!

English Model

Robert Greene

The wisest hustler can suddenly fall for the worst tramp and lose all of his money on her. The hustler is aware of his own weaknesses and openings to con. This awareness is his edge.

English Playwright

Jay-Z

I've said the election of Obama has made the hustler less relevant. People took it in a way that I was almost dismissing what I am. And I was like, 'No, it's a good thing!

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid to survive.

American Actress

Brian Ortega

As a pro, in the beginning, I had to sell tickets to get paid. So you gotta be a hustler, and you gotta worry about fighting.

American Athlete

The Notorious B.I.G.

Every true hustler knows that you cannot hustle forever. You will go to jail eventually.

William S. Burroughs

Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.

American Writer

Indicates someone might use dishonest methods for success.

Negative Overtone

Often implies disapproval or suspicion of one's methods.

Pejorative Usage

May suggest aggressive ambition or aggressive self-promotion.

Ambitious Undertones

Highlights a person's industrious and enterprising nature.

Positive Spin

Emphasizes proactive and energetic pursuit of opportunities.

Active Initiative

Conveys the opposite of being lazy or inactive.

Contrasting Laziness

Refers to someone skilled, especially in deceiving opponents in pool.

Skillful Player

In a sports context, implies expertise and not a beginner status.

Not a Novice

Used as slang in the sporting world, particularly in pool halls.

Sporting Slang

Has negative connotations related to engaging in sexual activities for money.

Illicit Connotations

Use cautiously as it refers to a stigmatized activity and can offend.

Sensitive Topic

 he's a great singer, but he's a magnificent hustler, and -- a very hard guy to say no to, and he was saying, you know, just after I'd done the Biko song, we're going to do a tour for Amnesty,

Peter Gabriel: Fighting...

 get anything that sets our way sparks can assess the value of any car at a glance I'm a hustler I see dollar signs sell these wheels real quick to our little homies Nissan 24-inch wheels