Ab-Soul (Herbert Anthony Stevens IV) Quotes
My main concern is making the connection with my listeners and making records that the whole world can sing. That's what makes me happy.
Quotes to Explore
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I am not a 'defender' of the September 11 attacks, but simply pointing out that if U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned.
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Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected.
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The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it is merely a fact that all men sin does not basically affect the problem of suffering.
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We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.
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To me, it's just like, if you have talent, and you're lucky enough to find where you fit, and you work with the right people, it's not exalted at all.
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Elves are like trees, grounded and focused from the trunk down but graceful and agile on top.
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The girls want to see the rips on your stomach - they like that.
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It may be that the books that were best liked in your lifetime are not the ones that are best liked 100 years later.
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You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through.
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To love another person is to see the face of God.
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À l'heure, si sombre encore, de la civilisation où nous sommes, le misérable s'appelle L'HOMME; il agonise sous tous les climats, et il gémit dans toutes les langues.
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I was never revolutionary. The only revolutionary in our time was Strauss!'
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There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing hows and whys about things.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag.
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They do not want people committing violence, either in their community or in the name of their faith, and so some of our most productive relationships are with people who see things and tell us things who happen to be Muslim.
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During my 'difficult teens,' I read about worlds that were mysterious.
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I would really like it if someone knows me more for a character that I've played. If they call out the character's name instead of mine by mistake, it would be lovely.
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I have a room dedicated to music and recording. I go there first thing in the morning and just before I go to bed. And it has a window to my street, so I can watch all the crazies walking by.
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Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors.
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The spiritual commitment is to make every situation an object of devotional connection.
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Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.
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All of us, and particularly young people, have a tendency to view ourselves and our natures as static: you'll choose to do something for a few years, and you'll still be the same you.
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My main concern is making the connection with my listeners and making records that the whole world can sing. That's what makes me happy.
