Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.
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As a unique person, I was bullied badly as a teen.
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The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or the church.
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I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.
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Taylor's first four albums have been certified platinum a combined 21 times, but despite her unprecedented success in country music, '1989' is strictly pop.
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I don't have a high IQ, but I've always liked nerds and quirky guys.
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'Swallow Me Whole' is still the creation that's closest to my heart.
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When I went to Africa, I was reduced to floods of tears every day.
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The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
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Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
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I now realize that I am a gay man before anything else. Other gays may think they're a Jew first, or black, or a banker, but I'm gay.
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Back in the '70s when my friends in California were at Berkeley, in-state tuition was around $700 a year.
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I love cars, but I love bikes more.
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I try to write in a way that makes people feel things.
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I will ge glad to have done with this life forever.
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Of the judicial department of the Government, the Supreme Court is the head and representative, and to it must come for final decision all the great legal questions which may arise under the Constitution, the laws, or the treaties of the United States.
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It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair.
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It's just this huge sense of relief I have with myself right now... It took me to be 31 to go, 'Wow, I'm really happy being a model.'
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I think Bruno Mars is a great example of a great voice and classic songwriting with a twist that makes it contemporary. I think he's done a great job of it. I think Katy Perry has undeniable songs for what she does, for that pop market. And, if we're talking in the truly pop market, I would say those two.
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Most people write a lot of autobiography, but when I came to write autobiography I discovered that nothing interesting had ever happened to me. So I had to take the situation and invent stories to go with it.
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I will never forget that it is the people who speak directly through the constitution they have adopted.
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I'm lucky to have a job where I can bring my kids to work. I love the days they come visit me on set. My goal is and has always been to do work that my kids can be proud of - to set a good example for them. As long as I can still spend quality time with my kids, I'll continue to do what I'm doing and hopefully make them proud.
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You don't have to twist my arm to work.
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Anytime I've ever been involved in a non-linear story, you see it in a linear manner first, just to make sure it makes sense, and then you chop it up and move it around.
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I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.
