Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.
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I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.'
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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There's no single company in the whole world that has a big-scale production base and at the same time has screening and distribution channels. Wanda Group is the first one in the world.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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I don't eat any red meat.
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Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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By 1865, all Southern women - the happily and regrettably single, the perpetually engaged, the wives and widows - had tired of the war. The Confederacy was shrinking, and the morale of its remaining men shrinking with it.
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You'll hear 'Hippie,' or, 'Get a haircut.' I like it. I think it's funny because they think we've never heard that before. So, like, good one.
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I was my mother's favorite, and she'd help me with everything.
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Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all.
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Jc and I love our YouTube audience, and we're going to keep producing videos, but we're also really interested in learning what other opportunities are out there.
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I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.
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I've always been athletic and fast.
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On Memorial Day, we remember the service of those brave military men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending and protecting our freedoms.
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You know when they say you need to put people who go well together? I much prefer to put people who fight at the table. Then you have some sort of sparkle at the dinner!
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God created the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the waves for our enjoyment. Surfing is just my way of worshipping Him.
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Cities are the crucible of civilization.
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To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always going to be a few points behind the top guys.
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This is the single most powerful investment we can ever make in life—investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have with which to deal with life and to contribute.
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I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.
