Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.Yasiin Bey Black Star
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It seems to me that in literature, books have always been answers to other books.
E. L. Doctorow -
I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
Samuel Johnson -
In 1995, I founded a storytelling program for children called Neighborhood Bridges in collaboration with the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, which is 15 elementary schools in the Twin Cities.
Jack Zipes -
Every guy should be the owner of a really nice pen. When you put your thoughts down, or whenever you're going to share something with someone, it means something if it bleeds out in a nice ink.
Rami Malek -
I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
Gallant -
When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
Ed Gillespie
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I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds.
Yann Martel -
Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.
Oscar Levant -
My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.
Barack Obama -
I am a reserved guy and need somebody to pep me up every day, Upsi does that job perfectly. She is very vivacious and outspoken, so we blend very well. We both love travelling, and we have a thing for adventure. We love being outdoors and like to ride our own boat rather than being rowed by someone else.
Ram Charan -
Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.
Val Guest -
So many actors started on soap operas. So yeah, I'd graduated Julliard and done some theater. I've done a few guest spots on TV but nothing that long-term. I did a little 'E.R.' back when it was on, and a pilot for 'Cold Case.'
Finn Wittrock
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I started saying things in church that didn't meet with a lot of approval - like 'Jesus isn't coming back.' They started throwing Bibles.
Sam Kinison -
If values matter in an organisation, you have to be prepared to act consistently.
Carly Fiorina -
I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules.
F. Lee Bailey -
Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
One of the greatest things that Apple and Jobs were very good at doing was daring to do the very different thing. It's what I did with my cookbook, frankly.
Nathan Myhrvold -
Whether it is television or film, the character on the page has to speak to me.
Yvonne Strahovski
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I've never been a rap guy, I don't really know that much about rap music, to be honest. I like it, but I think what really happened was just my music seems to work so well with rap music.
Flume -
What light through yonder window breaks?
William Shakespeare -
As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
Karen Elson -
If I'm in the country, my big idea is to do nothing. It means talking, it means cooking with the leftovers in the fridge - l'art d'accommoder les restes - it means gardening.
Christian Louboutin -
Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.
Yasiin Bey Black Star