J Dilla (James Dewitt Yancey) Quotes
I’m somethin’ serious like Crips that bust gats, ignorant with it like Bloods that bust back.
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I was 21 in 1968, so I'm as much a child of the '60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared; the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968.
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The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of luck. A miracle.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.
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I hate thinking about clothes. I hate shopping.
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The market for local advertising is in the billions.
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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Our publicist at Warner Brothers is a young guy who has worked so hard for seven years with us and when we saw him backstage he broke down and cried. He couldn't believe it happened. It was seeing him so overcome when we realised how much it really meant.
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Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.
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The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful.
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Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
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As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.
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I say, you work eight hours, and you sleep eight hours - be sure they're not the same eight hours.
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In theatre, there's no time for a proper meal.
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The Syrian regime is helping the insurgency in Iraq and allowing all kinds of militants to come in and out, and go to Iraq to attack random soldiers and innocent people.
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The human race is governed by its imagination.
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After graduation, I wanted to work for 'Sassy', which I loved, but it had folded. So I wound up at 'Seventeen' for three years on staff and two as a contributor, and I wrote these great stories that nobody ever believes 'Seventeen' does. Serious stories for teens about social justice issues - gun control, migrant farm workers.
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I want to win. I want to play serious. I want to be effective.
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I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
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As I say, the Animals had a particular concept of themselves as a band. There was an anarchic spirit in it, which was being flattened by commercial designs, attitudes, and needs.
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I’m somethin’ serious like Crips that bust gats, ignorant with it like Bloods that bust back.
