Yasiin Bey Quotes
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Michael Jordan on the court is a completely different guy. If the play requires him to leap out all the way and grab the ball, that's what he'll do. He may be a completely shy, withdrawn sort of person [off the court].
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Yo, it's 1 universal law but 2 sides to every story, 3 strikes and you be in for life, mandatory. 4 MC's murdered in the last 4 years, I ain't tryin to be the 5th one, the Millennium is here. Yo, it's 6 million ways to die, from the 7 deadly thrills, 8-year olds gettin' found with 9 mill's. It's 10 P.M., where your seeds at? What's the deal?
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I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
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With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?
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Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it's a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment, and I feel I've done quite a bit with that name. [But] it's time to expand and move on.
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Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?
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There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists.
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I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette.
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It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.
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Live now for the promise of the Infinite
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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?
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I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.
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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.
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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.
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You're not gonna get through life without being worshipful or devoted to something. You're either devoted to your job, or to your desires. So the best way to spend your life is to try to be devoted to prayer, to Allah.
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Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.
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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
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I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.
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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.
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I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.
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I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.
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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.
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We blasted holes in the night until she bled sunshine