Tony Yayo (Marvin Bernard) Quotes
As an artist, it is great to be able to market yourself to people who don't know you, and people who do.
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Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
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Do I believe in coupling? Do I believe in commitment? Do I believe in co-parenting, raising children together, having a family, and growing old with someone? I absolutely believe in all of those things. I just don't believe that you need to be married to do that. I love going to weddings, though. I do love a good wedding.
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I had to read Plato and Kant, and at times I was overwhelmed. But I have always been fearless, and so was Hannah Arendt. She wasn't afraid to speak out when she knew her opinions would not be popular because she believed in the public discourse above all.
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To try and act like we haven't had great progress is not true. Obama didn't fail - he changed the psyche of the nation and, in some ways, the world.
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My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that olive green khaki color.
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You can do your job and be yourself and be comfortable all at the same time!
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Fantasy is often better than reality. It’s much more inspiring not to go to places than to go.
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My main goal when I started my collection – and I didn’t think beyond this actually – was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people that go to rock concerts.
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A 'GQ' award is kind of, like, insane. It's a huge thing.
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I have a dark room, and I still process film, but digital photography can be a totally lying kind of experience; you can move anything you want... the whole thing can't be trusted, really.
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I eat everything I want on Christmas day. I really don't watch what I eat. It's not like you have Christmas every day!
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Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
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I relate to Michael Keaton's character in 'Birdman' so much, how he has that voice being so mean and then another boosting his confidence.
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I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis' birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days.
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Every time you go for more competition, some people don't like it, but that's the way it is.
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Several years ago, I was asked by a songwriter's association to go to Nashville - I think it involved some kind of award - and be part of the showcase. It was myself and Stevie Winwood and Michael McDonald and then some country people that I didn't know. The whole community was just so welcoming to me.
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What every man who loves his country hopes for in his inmost heart: the suppression of half his compatriots.
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A little oil makes machinery work easy.
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As an artist, it is great to be able to market yourself to people who don't know you, and people who do.
