Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes

Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.

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• I did not support any more New York. I lived 10 years there, and after September 11, I felt very European. I did not share the opinion of people in the street, who were deeply influenced by what they heard in the media.

  

  Yannick Noah
  • People
  • Support
  • Opinion

• The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden.

  

  Harri Holkeri
  • Life
  • Water
  • Sea

• I'd date a fan as long as she didn't scream in my face.

  

  Niall Horan One Direction
  • Long
  • She
  • Fans

• I take inspiration from everything around me, also relationships and friends. And the inside of my crazy head.

  

  Ellie Goulding
  • Friends
  • Crazy
  • Inspiration

• That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.

  

  Carole King
  • Work
  • Great
  • Done

• A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it.

  

  Idries Shah
  • May
  • Wisdom
  • Person

• Laughter was the shape the darkness took around the first appearance of the light.

  

  W. S. Merwin
  • Light
  • Laughter
  • Darkness

• Call me a slag. If it means being a strong woman, I'll gladly be that.

  

  Christina Aguilera
  • Strong
  • Mean
  • Call Me

• Dwelling on an engine failure for a pilot as he rolls down the runway is NOT what he should be thinking about - it's obtaining a smooth liftoff! But in the back of his mind, he knows exactly what to do (or pretty much) and in many cases, if he's alone in the fighter aircraft, he has to leave that aircraft in an ejection seat in a big hurry!

  

  Buzz Aldrin
  • Thinking
  • Mind
  • Pretty

• Yes, we three were so happy, my wife, my guitar and me!

  

  Big Bill Broonzy
  • Happy
  • Wife
  • Guitar

• The Opposition should be concentrating on opposing the government rather than involving themselves in endless speculation.

  

  Liam Fox
  • Government
  • Opposition
  • Speculation

• The more positive you are when you think and work toward your goals, the faster you achieve them.

  

  Brian Tracy
  • Work
  • Thinking
  • Positive

• You have to be a little crazy to be a downhill skier.

  

  Lindsey Vonn
  • Crazy
  • Downhill
  • Skiers

• A true gentleman is one who is never unintentionally rude.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • True
  • Never
  • Gentleman

• I'm an artist, and expressing myself in a sexual way, no matter how that changes throughout the years, is something that has always come naturally to me. At this point of my life, I'm 32 and I feel sexier than ever because you know what you want.

  

  Christina Aguilera
  • Life
  • Want
  • Way

• I don't feel any way,' the girl said. 'I just know things.

  

  Ernest Hemingway
  • Girl
  • Way
  • Feels

• It's the best thing that's happened for many years. I was a young man the last time we won the Ashes. When English sport is good, the country feels good.

  

  Michael Rose Black Uhuru
  • Country
  • Best
  • English

• I would like to be remembered as the reporter who snuck back stage to all the off-limits shows, be it the Vatican dressing room, the Pentagon war room, or the Celtics locker room. Some curtains ought never to be pulled back; others deserve to be ripped down. When appropriate, I want to be the curtain remover.

  

  Jonathan Franklin
  • Shows
  • Reporter
  • Removers

• Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.

  

  Yasiin Bey Black Star
  • Feels
  • Freak
  • Followers