Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.
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Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
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There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.
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Because it is my second season with the team, no time has been wasted in getting to know the people I'm working with. I am aware of what the team is capable of and how the organisation works, and they are familiar with what makes me tick.
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My friends in the TV news business are in a state of despair about Donald Trump, even as their bosses in the boardroom are giddy over what he's doing for their once sagging ratings.
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No one would feel embarrassed about seeking help for a child if they broke their arm - and we really should be equally ready to support a child coping with emotional difficulties.
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
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There was this cereal, and it had a special promotion with a CD inside the box that had a really simple music-making program on it. I got it, and that opened my mind to being able to make music on a computer and seeing all the different layers.
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It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
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I am unable to give my best if I don't have my best to give.
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Music Box has proven itself in a few short years to be a cutting edge distributor with a sophisticated understanding of both the market and cinema.
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I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.
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I get these weird divine feelings. They're, like, so strong I can't shake them.
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I'm a normal guy.
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It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.
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It's not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause.
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I'm often stunned when I come up over Mulholland, and I'm looking down at the Valley, and I can see for thirty miles; I can see the mountains, or all the way to the ocean.
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Condition and guts take over where knowledge and skill end.
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1946, if my memory is correct. Harry "The Cat" Brecheen went against the Red Sox in Game 7. I stayed home to listen, practically had my head inside the radio.
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My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather.
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My view of social media is that it is a set of tools, not a religion.
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The beating of my heart was so violent and wild that I felt as if my life were breaking from me.
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It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.
