Nas (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) Quotes
Some people say I'm conscious, some say I'm a gangsta rapper – it's just me doing me. I'm stomping in my own lane. I'm doing what I do.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've invented to make her even more interesting than me.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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Your papers are marked when you go to school, but you can't mark the character.
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In Los Angeles, I'm always in Fred Segal. It's become a ritual. I have lunch and then buy lots of things I don't need. Usually tons of clothes for the kids that they grow out of in 10 seconds.
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I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
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I don't know that on-demand sports is remarkably better than live sports.
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I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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Common sense should tell us that there is no reason for civilians to have access to easily concealable handguns with the capability to shoot through body armor.
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I love working with women.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.
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I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive.
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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
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What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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The success of 'Dhruva' has given me more satisfaction than any of my previous hits, simply because the audience accepted the film even though it was experimental. I really hope this kind of acceptance makes experimental cinema the new mainstream cinema.
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I am now concerned with women's issues in a different way: women from Afghanistan, from Cambodia.
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We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.
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I don't consider myself a gangsta rapper. But I'm probably more qualified to be a gangsta rapper than people who call themselves that. I've been through that life.
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Some people say I'm conscious, some say I'm a gangsta rapper – it's just me doing me. I'm stomping in my own lane. I'm doing what I do.
