Nas (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) Quotes
I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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I grew up in suburban New York City and London, England, where my dad was working.
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No one would feel embarrassed about seeking help for a child if they broke their arm - and we really should be equally ready to support a child coping with emotional difficulties.
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I got a bike when I was little, a BMX. I called it 'Fido Dido' after the tough little cartoon guy with spiked hair. I thought he was the coolest thing ever.
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I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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I've worked with homeless kids, kids in foster care, and I've never met a kid who couldn't be reached.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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I put some songs on the Internet back in 2009 - that's kind of how everything started with Washed Out. I had never really planned on being in a band or anything like that. It was kind of a hobby I did on my own, just recording music.
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The final phone call that said we're going to be picked up again was just a miracle. We've overcome the impossible and we're still pushing forward. I know John is smiling and so happy that he gets to watch us on TV.
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There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills; but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well as a mountain, an assembly as well as a masterpiece, seen too near, is appalling.
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The potential for regional conflict in the absence of an internationally active America is real.
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What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences.
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I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.
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It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.
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If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always.
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How important is failure - yes, failure - to the health of a thriving, innovative business? So important that Ratan Tata, chairman of India's largest corporation, gives an annual award to the employee who comes up with the best idea that failed.
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I turned up my nose at yoga for years. I was a rugby player growing up. But now I know. When I'm on those long international flights, like 22 hours from L.A. to Sydney, I'll get up sometimes and do yoga in the aisle just to stretch out a little bit.
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Toughest decision was early in my presidency when I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan. As somebody who had run to end a large troop presence overseas.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
