Nas (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) Quotes
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People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.
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I'm pretty much friendly and compassionate to everybody. But not to people in the ring.
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I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it.
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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Most people don't really like to pose. It is difficult to get them to be present and relaxed under this kind of molecular scrutiny. I want them to understand I'm not simply painting them: I am painting them within a precise moment in time, as a shadow moves across their eyebrows. Then it is gone. The moment is over.
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I think Delhiites know how to party, but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. I think that's the main difference.
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When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something.
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I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.
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You know, the polls show that 70 percent of the people are for stem-cell research.
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There is only one conflict in Ukraine today and it is between the regime and the people.
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I would have been a much more popular Wolrd Champion if I had always said what people wanted to hear. I might have been dead, but definitely more popular.
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I had no luck when I started out as a model. I keep telling people that it's the only career in the world that you can't choose for yourself - you have to be chosen.
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I don't think I care about the hair as much as people think I do. It's just kind of there. It's not really a big deal to me. It actually drives me nuts. It's always in my face if I don't have a hat on. I might have to get rid of it.
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I cherished the dream of a country embracing all its people.
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The reality is the world is a really, really big place, and there's a lot of people running around with a lot on their mind. And you really have to figure out how to build a company that can put on a message that can actually reach people and have an impact globally.
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In the early stages of our involvement in Vietnam, basically I felt that our course was right. My concern grew with the concern of the American people.
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To lead people walk behind them.
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I've never been a big fan of making telepathy to the audience. That would be too much a wink in the eye. That would make people around me fools, right?
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Well, I always hope that I'm a role model.
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I grew up with two different parakeets - one that lived for five years, and one that lived for 13 years - so I always had a bit of an attraction to birds and it's an oddly good fit to be in a movie about birdwatchers.
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In the theatre, the actor is given immediate feedback.
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What we're doing pop culturally is like burning the rain forest. The biodiversity of pop culture is really, really in danger.
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I've always tried to stay fit, but I'm a little guy. I'm 5-foot-7.
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I can't control what people think. They know who I am.
