Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes
Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.
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Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.
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I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.
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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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I was a curious child. I'd debate with anyone who came to the door - people from the Islamic community... Jehovah's Witnesses... anyone.
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.
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I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear.
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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I've never seen anywhere in the world as beautiful as Kashmir. It has something to do with the fact that the valley is very small and the mountains are very big, so you have this miniature countryside surrounded by the Himalayas, and it's just spectacular. And it's true, the people are very beautiful too.
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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
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Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.
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In my opinion, baseball is as big a business as anything there is. It has to be a business, the way it is conducted.
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I'm a big fan of Elvis, man. I got 'Heartbreak Hotel' tattooed on my chest.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.
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I'm sure it's why I'm such an odd duck in my feminist generation, because I've always been equally fair to men.
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There are certain men and women who, from the minute they step in front of a camera, that's exactly where they belong. Connery's one.
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We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls.
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In Edinburgh, there was a lovely little Episcopalian Church of Scotland church on my way to the theater, so I used to pop in there and soak up the atmosphere.
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I think there is an enormous appetite for great roles for women.
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Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.
