Nas (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) Quotes
Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
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I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
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Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something.
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I would not, under any circumstances, try to impose my personal faith and belief on the rest of the country. I don't think that's right. I don't think that's appropriate. But freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from religion. And I think that anything we can do to promote the idea that people should express their faith is a good thing.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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I find very often people like to confront rumors. It depends on how much they trust you. And you have to have a line between what is tasteful and what isn't.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
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When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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After all those years in Asia, I don't have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and - Boom! - people go.
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Education - much like law or medicine - should be a profession governed by professionals. Unfortunately, too many policies, even those that are well-intentioned, come from the top, leaving out those closest to the classroom, who have the greatest insight into how to provide a high-quality education for all students.
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When I was young, about 18 or 19, I read all the Dostoyevsky novels, which made me want to go to St. Petersburg. So I went, and I was so inspired.
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Once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.
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Time has always been very important in my work.
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I'm just not comfortable with that society stuff. I mean, we were just invited to the White House, but my husband won't take me because he knows I don't want to go.
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I like to draw late at night when the house is quiet.
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I have to take time occasionally to get away from the pressures of this business. If I don't, I think I would get stale, and that would show in my music.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
