Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes clean.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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I have been acting since I was thirteen.
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You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.
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Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.
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Going to a concert is so overwhelming and the energy is amazing.
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The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.
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Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.
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It's a society of knowledge and experience. You have better experience and knowledge when you are 60, 65 and 70.
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I do secret stand-up shows around New York. I announce and tweet this to nobody - I get onstage and I do a quick five minutes.
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I respect Marvel as a company, and I think they're great, but never in my life have I looked up to being a superhero.
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Without literature my life would be miserable.
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Bureaucracy gives birth to itself and then expects maternity benefits.
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Big failures hold better lessons than any success - as long as you are in tune with yourself and are open to learning from them. I can trace every one of my accomplishments to earlier failures that I learned from.
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I look at society and I look at people and I say... I'm not Mr. Motivator. I think you get a better sense - I believe in energy. I believe in passion. I believe in teaching people.
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I do not believe that the people of Ontario judge their leaders on the basis of race, sexual orientation, colour or religion. I don't believe they hold that prejudice in their hearts.
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You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy.
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I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes clean.
