Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes
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In the eyes of many people, giving doesn't count unless it's completely selfless. In reality, though, giving isn't sustainable when it's completely selfless.
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We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam war.
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You can get money and make a really cheap movie. You can, from independent financers who are just giving you money to support artists. This is what was happening in the '90s, and I was very fortunate to be a part of that.
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This experience has also humbled me by giving me a true understanding of what millions of others face each day in their own fight against cancer.
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I'm a total hip-hop geek. That's my favorite kind of music to listen to while getting ready.
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Is it crazy to say that I don't often eat breakfast? But every time I go to a diner, I have to have a breakfast-type item, even if it's 11:30 at night. I love my morning eats!
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I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings - art is much more ingrained in the culture.
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To me, charity often is just about giving, because you're supposed to, or because it's what you've always done - or it's about giving until it hurts.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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I'm being hypocritical because I have a Twitter, but I try to not talk about things like, 'Oh, I had a grapefruit this morning and it was delicious,' because, who cares?
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Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.
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Though I made my share of mistakes, as all parents do, I was devoted to my kids. I walked them to school every morning and walked back to pick them up at 3.
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Hip-hop is really standoffish. It's really competitive and it's really about who's number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.
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As philanthropists, the most powerful legacy we can create is one that keeps on giving - through our children.
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I don't know David Cameron very well. I like him. I think you can judge a book by its cover - whoever said you can't is wrong - that's the whole point of nature giving us intuition, instinct and so on. I think the cover is pretty good.
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In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o'clock in the morning, day after day.
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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.
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I think the Macintosh proves that everyone can have a bitmapped display.
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Anyone can produce a new fact; the thing is to produce a new idea.
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I like to think there are a lot of balls in the air, and the kids are not one that I choose to drop. They have been a priority and I have a career that allows for a little more flexibility at times and hours that are quite mom-friendly.
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The eye must be easy, before it can be pleased.
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Can I hit it in the morning with out giving you have of my dough?
