Nas (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) Quotes
No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
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Everyone thinks I land in a chopper on top of my building and I have the most cushy existence. Could you understand that I might have the most messed up life myself?
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I am getting to that age where I am too old to play the boy next door and too young to play Uncle Fester.
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We must never bend too much.
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I don't care to be remembered as the man who scored six touchdowns in a game. I want to be remembered as a winner in life.
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In time we grow older, we grow wiser, we grow smarter, and we're better. And I feel like I'm becoming more seasoned, although I don't have my salt-and-pepper hair.
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I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
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I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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In my beginning is my end.
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When I was seven, I asked my mom if I could be on TV, and she said if I really wanted to, I could. I got an agent and booked my first audition.
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The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good.
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It is easy to bare your body, but it is difficult to bare your soul. What works for me is that I am not a city-raised boy with city-raised sensibilities. I can play the vulnerable tough man, the guy with a gun in his hand, tears in his eyes, fire in his heart, innocence in him, and in his arms a woman he loves.
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I have the strange ability to shut things out.
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As a child, I thought, 'Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries,' and it turns out that's not true.
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You never want to rest on your laurels. You want to keep doing things that terrify you.
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'Wild Things' is saying, 'I don't have to belong anywhere. This is where I belong.' It's a place in the back of my mind that I created, and it's cool, and I love it here.
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I've been traveling the world and experiencing different places, and you always discover new things.
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Make that money run like honey on your tongue.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
