Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Quotes

This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin'; We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.

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• Golf was never a religion to me.

  

  Dan Jenkins
  • Me
  • Never
  • Religion

• I had 45 amateur fights, and I was able to win two national titles in those three years as an amateur.

  

  Canelo Alvarez
  • Years
  • Win
  • Three

• I am the only one in my family to graduate college. It was a proud moment for me to receive a degree.

  

  Nadine Velazquez
  • Family
  • College
  • Proud

• It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.

  

  Ovid
  • Purpose
  • Honest
  • Annoying

• I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special. He used to call me and enquire about my film's progress. Whenever I deliver a hit, I can see a glow on my father's face.

  

  Mahesh Babu
  • Father
  • Dad
  • Progress

• Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses.

  

  Haley Barbour
  • Up
  • Why
  • Job

• In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be hanged. Individuals trump the category.

  

  Iain McGilchrist
  • Play
  • Unique
  • Trump

• Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.

  

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
  • Money
  • Lost
  • Wealth

• My husband wrote the story for my first book, but then he didn't want to do that anymore. So if I was going to go on being an illustrator, I had to start writing the stories, too.

  

  Natalie Babbitt
  • Writing
  • Book
  • Husband

• I developed in my head that I'm never any better than my last concert or the last time I played, so it's like an audition each time. You get nervous just before going onstage. I still have that, but I think it's more like concern. You're concerned about the people - like meeting your in-laws for the first time.

  

  B. B. King
  • People
  • Time
  • Better

• I think things can surprise you. I mean, I loved Instagram from the minute it started, but I think it surprised a lot of people how quickly it got huge.

  

  Kara Swisher
  • People
  • Think
  • Surprise

• You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.

  

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
  • Good
  • Bad
  • Grow

• Real biologists who actually do the research will tell you that they almost never find a phenomenon, no matter how odd or irrelevant it looks when they first see it, that doesn't prove to serve a function. The outcome itself may be due to small accidents of evolution.

  

  E. O. Wilson
  • Real
  • May
  • Small

• You're going to change as you grow older, and that messes up a lot of relationships.

  

  Olivia Wilde
  • Up
  • Change
  • Relationships

• I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.

  Mandy Bujold
  • Memories
  • Mirror
  • Face

• My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service, and my father, John Arrillaga, whose daily generosity of heart, mind, and hands-on contributions make him one of the most extraordinary philanthropists I know.

  

  Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
  • Life
  • Mind
  • Heart

• Love is just such a crucial, wonderful thing, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who genuinely loves you, grab that person and hold on to that person, and nothing else matters.

  

  Randall Kennedy
  • Love
  • Lucky
  • Love Is

• I want to make this world perfect.

  

  Malala Yousafzai
  • World
  • Want
  • Perfect

• The hardest thing for me is restraint. I see fresh beans and ramps, and I start to quiver.

  

  Alex Guarnaschelli

• The whole world is out of step, apart from me.

  

  Mark Thomas
  • World

• He's smart. He's been around a bunch. He kind of understands the game plan. He can walk through the game plan.

  

  Joe Gibbs
  • Game
  • Player
  • Smart

• I'm probably the only one in the world you can name that's worked with Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, Ella, Duke, Miles, Dizzy, Ray Charles, Aretha, Michael Jackson, rappers. 'Fly Me to the Moon' was played on the moon by Buzz Aldrin. Sinatra. Paul Simon. Tony Bennett. I'm the only one.

  

  Quincy Jones
  • World
  • Moon
  • Fly

• The first time I learned how to play, my guitar was out of tune. I didn't know it; I just started writing songs.

  

  Brittany Howard
  • Time
  • Writing

• This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin'; We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.

  

  Yasiin Bey Black Star
  • Different
  • Rap
  • Hip Hop