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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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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My father will never say no to a character, as I never go to him and talk about a character for which he won't give the nod.
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I love animated movies in general. I like making them.
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I was admittedly comfortable with Iman Cosmetics being identified as a beauty brand that filled the gap for black women because it was deeply personal for me.
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I don't think much about my physical body going off into the long, green fairways of Heaven to play golf.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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Sometimes when you play a character, you can feel it in your body. And I felt like I had characteristics of my dog: the way Webster moves, the way he holds his head. I kind of adapted it into this part unconsciously.
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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?
