J. Cole (Jermaine Lamarr Cole) Quotes
There's been people who've rapped and produced - like Kanye - but I don't feel like on the rapping side there's ever been a producer who can rap as good as I think I can rap.
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Every group has its idiosyncrasies, but at a certain point we all are human.
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I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the most adored.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
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I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor. I just really, really amused myself and my friends with memorizing entire George Carlin or Steve Martin albums.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.
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I'm just here to compete and do the best I can and let things play out and just be the best teammate I can be, regardless of the situation.
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Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
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But, I couldn't live without creation gymnastics.
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And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.
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I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.
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Every state that addresses climate change emboldens the others, just as shifting public attitudes embolden politicians and, arguably, the court system.
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Golf is fluid. It's always changing. It's always evolving. First of all, you never master it.
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You get hit over the knuckles enough, you don't stick them out anymore.
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Small businesses are the backbone of job creation in South Carolina, but we're not maximizing our potential when we've got what's effectively the highest income tax rate in the Southeast holding us back.
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The best thing about writing speculative fiction is the opportunity to satirize the whole wide world. The America in 'A Better World' isn't ours, but it's pretty close, so I could lampoon everything from partisan politics to the cult of celebrity to our general disaffection. To me, all that is the point.
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There's been people who've rapped and produced - like Kanye - but I don't feel like on the rapping side there's ever been a producer who can rap as good as I think I can rap.
