Nas (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) Quotes
Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.
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You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
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If you have two parents who have to work, who want to work, you need to have someone to guide your child.
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I've come a long way since 2007 when I kind of launched my golf career.
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Pakistan is not a rogue state, but it harbours and covertly supports rogue elements. While war is not the answer, hard or coercive diplomacy could be.
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I love high heels from the age of 10! Short skirts and then high heels. My classmates used to make fun of me. Like, 'Ooh, she's so skinny and she's wearing high heels.' But I just wore what I like, and I didn't care about people's opinions, the same as I don't care now.
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I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I need my fill of Indian home cooking.
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I use iTunes for downloading music, but I always decline when prompted to update this or that new version.
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No person is just one particular emotion.
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My inherent belief is that motherhood is pious, and I am humbled by it.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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Personal responsibility is not only recognizing the errors of our ways. Personal responsibility lies in our willingness and ability to correct those errors individually and collectively.
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My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family.
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When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.
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Our foreparents were mostly brought from West Africa. We were brought to America and our foreparents were sold; white people bo ught them; white people changed their names my maiden name is supposed to be Townsend, but really, what is my maiden name? What is my name?
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Sweet is good. I'm not a fan of deep-fried things.
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In basic research, intellectual rigor and sentimental freedom necessarily alternate.
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Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.
