Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette.
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I'm not as goal obsessed as I am process obsessed.
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I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.
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If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.
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Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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I work legs, upper body, everything. Legs are very important. I do hang cleans and squats - I do primary exercises. Squats work over 60 percent of your muscle mass in your body. The hang cleans work on my explosive movement, which is essential for success.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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Always just remember that you can never know all; you're always going to be learning; there's always going to be something new. I don't think you'll ever have it all figured out.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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There are as many forms of happiness as sorrow, though most prove fleeting.
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The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.
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Talking to my mental coach definitely helps. I talk to her every week. Yeah, I mean, she's been helping me a lot, too.
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I think a girl looks good when she wakes up with nothing on her face.
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My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come to life with their deeper significance. The current generation is missing out on this.
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No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.
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I've always enjoyed seeing how things are made.
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Now, since I'm a husband and father, discrimination against women isn't just political, it's personal.
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There's chaos out there, and chaos means opportunity.
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'Crash' is a movie about the racial tension that still exists in America. A lot of us pretend that we don't have preconceived notions and stereotypical ideals about each other, but we do. And we wanted to create a movie about people whose lives crash into each others' accidentally.
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I think 'The Sunset Tree' is really the album on which I really learned to trust other musicians, which is so important.
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After this many years of being a lead singer in a touring rock band, I've had my fair share of fun. But those days are long behind me.
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I love talking to all the kids, and have enjoyed the enthusiasm and response from their teachers as well.
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I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette.
