Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep it as regular as possible because I like it that way
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Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.
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Creating things sometimes is difficult.
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France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness.
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It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians.
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I'll have the chance to do a production number on A Capitol Fourth.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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I read our emails every day and I know there are people out there who think I'm awful.
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The United States has grown into a remarkable nation specifically because of our independent spirit and free market.
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I was always a writer – working on campaigns was never a profession for me. It was something I did on the side, really, so the trajectory hasn't been a political operative who likes to dabble in writing and finds himself into stumbling on film and TV – that was always my goal.
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My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier.
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I just want to make a name for myself and get to the next level.
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I was never like, 'Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.' That's not necessarily always been the dream. But it's super fun to play a princess.
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The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.
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'As Long As I Know I'm Getting Paid' is a satire. Lyrically, I want to be direct. With my history in Fall Out Boy, there's some expectation that I'm going to be lyrically obtuse. But that song is a straight-faced satire of consumerism.
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Unfortunately, violent events and hate-filled rhetoric around the world provide ample opportunity for promoting religious hostility.
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Goodrich was the biggest acquisition in the history of aerospace.
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Every natural love will rise again and live forever in this country: but none will rise again until it has been buried.
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This is why fiction is an art, and life is not - how much more affecting is the lie than the truth.
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I love being a scientologist, as it's helped me in every single aspect of my life.
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I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep it as regular as possible because I like it that way
