Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'
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Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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I am born and raised in the Bronx. Where I grew up, it is a really working-class neighborhood and it does give you a really good work ethic.
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I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
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The writer is all alone.
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I don't feel that I've had a life of abuse or that I am a victim in any way. My life is pretty typical of a lot of Americans of my generation who grew up in the sixties in families like mine that were sort of unconventional.
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To go behind a man's hall-door is mean, cowardly, unfair opposition.
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We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.
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I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
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I cannot cure myself of that most woeful of youth's follies - thinking that those who care about us will care for the things that mean much to us.
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'Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor I want to be, and I have a long way to go before I become that actor.
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Having competed themselves, my father and my uncle are very passionate about motorsport, so I inherited it from them.
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I'm sort of suspicious of most economic development projects, but the ones that encourage taxpayer-funded relocation bidding wars should be declared unconstitutional.
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I grew up in musical theatre and love to perform on stage.
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Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.
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My mom is a sculptress.
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I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.
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I see philosophy as a fairly abstract activity, as concerned mainly with the analysis of criticism and concepts, and of course most usefully of scientific concepts.
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The most important thing you learn as a sports photographer is anticipation - not where the action is taking place, but where it's going to take place. Not where the subject is now, but where they're going to be.
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Those who follow orders to commit such crimes will be found and they will be punished. War crimes will be prosecuted. And it will be no excuse to say, 'I was just following orders.' Any official involved in such crimes will forfeit hope of amnesty or leniency with respect to past action.
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I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known.
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“Metaphors replace genuine uncertainty about the world with semantic ambiguity. A metaphor is a cover-up.”
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It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'
