Last night, Drake swung through NYU's Skirball Center to talk with Elliott Wilson about Nothing Was The Same and all things Drake. He dropped some memorable gems on a multitude of topics ranging from Kendrick Lamar to music he hasn't released yet. Which got XXL thinking. What has been some memorable quotes from Drizzy so far this year? He has had some great interviews this year. So we compiled a list of 13 of the best quotes from Drizzy drake so far this year.

“I’m not into do overs in anyway, which is an ironic thing to say”

Drake on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Drake stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show last week to perform his new single "Hold On We're Going Home. He also chatted with Ellen about his current love life, talking his relationship with Rihanna and dates with Tyra and other celebrities.

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"It’s tough for me. That’s a guy I can’t pretend not to like. He’s the guy to me, in a lot of ways. That’s Kanye West. But I’m also here to be the best. I’m here to surpass. I’m here to outdo. I’m ready for whatever with anybody."

Drake on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

In September, XXL celebrated a very special issue: It’s the magazine’s 150th and 16th anniversary issue and Drake’s first solo cover. In the interview Drizzy lends his thoughts about the competition in the rap game.

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“That’s all it was. I know good and well that Kendrick’s not murdering me, at all, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I guess we can revisit the topic.”

Drake Speaks With Billboard

Back in August for Billboard Magazine, Drake was featured on the cover and was the issue’s feature story. He gives his opinion on the Kendrick Lamar verse that every rapper in hip-hop is speaking during that month.

“That record is the song of the summer, I regret not getting on it, but I feel like now if I get on it,”

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Catching up with MTV after his fourth annual OVO Fest in Toronto, Drake explained how he ended up on a track with Migos but not Quan. Drake's one major regret which Drizzy calls the record "the song of the summer."

“I have aspirations to be Marvin Gaye in the back of my head. So I just want to sing the world's triumphs and problems on one record.”

Drake talks with MTV

In a brief interview with MTV, Drizzy admitted that he’s hoping to improve on his sophomore album Take Care, discussing some very interesting aspirations.

“She's cute, too”

Drake gets pulled over by Mrs. Officer

Drizzy was pulled over in Toronto for a possible traffic violation, and while waiting for the cop to write him his ticket, he took to his Instagram account to record the incident.

“It's not 'Versace,' it's not 'Started From the Bottom.' In approaching this album I was like man, it would be great if we had a record that was played at weddings in 10 years or that people that are away from their families in the army could listen to,”

Drake on “Hold On, We’re Going Home”

During a interview with MTV News before releasing “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” he imagined the song playing at weddings in 10 years.

“This is probably the most important moment of my life to date. Because at the end of the day, I do look up to ’Ye and he’s been a major influence, if not the biggest influence in my career so to hear him say that and just to feel like, 'Okay who knows where this could go.'" Finally, he looked ahead hopefully, saying, "Maybe we'll do music now, like we were supposed to, or maybe we just start talking more”

Drake on performing with Kanye West

In a conversation with REVOLT after the OVO Fest in Toronto in August, Drake gave his thoughts on performing with Kanye West.

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“As for my whole story, I wouldn't change a thing. I've told bits and pieces of it—and I'll tell more. Maybe because I had friends who grew up in the hood, I could have acted like I had, too, and perpetrated a different lifestyle, and it would be eating away at me because it wouldn't be the truth. i'm actually here in front of you living the truth. I wake up in the morning and my heart is light, man. It's not heavy. I don't have skeletons in the closet on their way out. This is my real age, my real name, my real past, and I'm good with that.”

Drake in GQ Magazine

GQ Magazine’s July 2013 issue featured Drake as the Cover. In the cover story, which is titled “How To Drake It In America,” he reveals his thoughts on authenticity.

“I meet people from every walk of life, and no matter where I go, there are two constants: everybody wants to talk soccer, and everyone is playing FIFA. My passion for soccer runs deep, and my respect for the team behind FIFA is just as deep. When I play the game, I can only think about what the development team behind the game [is] doing to make the FIFA I love even better. That's why I've been connected to FIFA in the past, that's why we're connected here today, and of course, in the future. But at the end of the day, I'm just one fan who loves FIFA, a fan who plays a lot of FIFA, and I cannot wait to see the next generation here today.”

Drake on FIFA

At the start of Electronic Entertainment Expo 2013—known to most as E3—back in June, to ring in the announcement of its upcoming release FIFA 14, EA enlisted Drizzy to open the event by discussing his love for the series.

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“Leave that man alone, stop praying on his insecurities, man. His insecurities are the fact that I make better music than him. That I'm more popping than him and that at one point in life the woman that he loves fell into my lap. I did what what a real nigga would do and treated her with respect. So she not up there talking down on me. All those things combined create an individual that comes up to your radio station and is just going to do dumb shit. It shouldn't be about tearing that man down.”

Drake on 'Keep It Throro' Show

Drizzy made his way to Elliott Wilson’s “Keep It Thoro Show” on East Village Radio to chop it up with YN, for a lengthy interview.

“This one is for Toronto”

Drake after winning his first Grammy

Drake chops it up with Ryan Secreast after winning his first Grammy for Best Rap Album of the year with Take Care.

“Everyone has to do a shot”

Drake receives his Grammy

With his friends, Drake receives his first Grammy and celebrates by taking a shot in it.

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