Nas (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) Quotes
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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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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity.
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Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.
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I've always felt a spiritual connection with acting. And I felt whole when I was onstage.
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Being in 'Doctor Who' has been so amazing. I don't think I will ever have a job quite so fun ever again. I feel sad because I am going to leave, but with any story, it has to come to an end.
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News conferences are the only chance the American public has to see Ronald Reagan use his mind.
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Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.
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I never looked at people or singing as commodities.
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As a team, you need to come from behind every once in awhile just to do it. Good for the attitude. It makes it exciting. And when everybody knows you have to throw it... that makes it fun too.
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If corporate leaders and their acolytes are not slaves to some meritorious social purpose, they run the risk of being enslaved by their own ignoble appetites.
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In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance to really delve into the minutia of an alternate society and its politics; a large cast of characters to love and hate.
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No pen can give an adequate description of the all-pervading corruption produced by slavery.
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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are already trustless - any machine can accept it from any other, securely. They are (nearly) free. They are global - no central bank required, and any machine can speak the language.
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Documentary: That’s a sophisticated and misleading word. And not really clear… The term should be documentary style… You see, a document has use, whereas art is really useless.
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Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.
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Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her.
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AMPLE make this bed. Make this bed with awe; In it wait till judgment break Excellent and fair. Be its mattress straight, Be its pillow round; Let no sunrise’ yellow noise Interrupt this ground.
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Every word I utter for hip hop lovers Will reflect forever like two mirrors facing each other.
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Ya see I'm Irish, but I'm not a leprechaun. You wanna fight, then step up and we'll get it on!
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You just listen to the ball and bat come together. They make an awful noise.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
