Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
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More than once, I've wished my real life had a delete key.
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About the most exciting thing a baby can do is burp - I've spent hours of my life holding a baby on my shoulder and patting its back, trying to loosen up a burp. Burping was probably invented to give the father something positive to do, since our chests are not equipped to allow us to do much else.
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It's not complicated to embrace life. You just have to make the choice.
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My father led by example. He wasn't much of a talker - he walked life.
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I've been blessed with a wonderful husband, two caring daughters and sons-in-law, and four really special grandchildren. They have each enhanced my life.
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When you're a pro athlete, life is very narcissistic - everything relates back to you and how you play. When you are getting out of pro sports, you suddenly have to get a little more mindful of what's going on around you and how you affect the rest of the world.
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Today, fear of bloodshed is forcing us into recognizing new taboos: those of Muslims.
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Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People who work hard on the road as truckers, people who work hard using their hands. Then there are people who are fortunate enough to have my life, people who play these characters who embody these qualities.
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I really don't know where my interest in death comes from. Maybe I've just got a twisted imagination. The truth is, I haven't had a hugely eventful life - maybe I'm compensating in my creative life. Or maybe I'm just a bit sick.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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Everyone and his Big Brother wants to log your browsing habits, the better to build a profile of who you are and how you live your life - online and off. Search engine companies offer a benefit in return: more relevant search results. The more they know about you, the better they can tailor information to your needs.
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For the life of me, I still don't understand why humans pray.
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Nothing in my younger life could have told me I would have needed to know how to speak English.
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I get 'USA Today,' the 'New York Times,' 'Wall Street Journal' and the 'Star-Telegram' at my doorstep. I can't do without them.
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Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
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I couldn't possibly lead the kind of life I lead, and keep the schedule that I do, having radiation or chemotherapy.
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The only real things in life is the unexpected things. Everything else is just an illusion.
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I told her it was a bigger than life musical, that all the actors were going to be about the same age, late twenties into thirties. It would be a style; a kind of surreal high school.
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I think that one of the strengths of Cop Shoot Cop lay in the different, and at times, clashing personalities, Ideally, I want to have both ways of working in my life.
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Live life messy and love every moment of it.
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Once trapped in the belief that you are a victim, you surrender your birthright to compete for the prizes of life.
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I'm one of those people who really liked high school. I know that might not be a popular thing to say, but it was fun, and I enjoyed my friends.
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What prevails in every corner of this globalized world is the real struggle of our species for its own survival.
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Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.
