Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Sr.) Quotes
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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The road to democracy is rarely smooth, but for Egyptian women, it has been exceptionally bumpy.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice. I get more than my share of compliments as I walk through my daily life. I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of been that way.
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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Fashion breaks my heart.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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The field of the novel is very rich. If you're a composer, you're well aware of the history of composition, and you are trying to make your music part of that history. You're not ahistorical. In the same way, I think, if you write now, you are writing in the historical context of what the novel has been and what possibilities it has revealed.
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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One thing I noticed working in the Bronx is that leaders come in the craziest places. They don't always show up at community board meetings. Sometimes it's just the guys on the corner that the boys on the block respect.
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In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled.
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Capitalist systems function less well without state protection of investors, lenders, and companies against monopoly, deception, and fraud.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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Liberty is security. Freedom is security.
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Never fly anything that doesn't have the paint worn off the rudder Pedals.
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Personally I'm hoping to spend the last years of my life plugged into a real life MMORPG simulation that makes me think and feel like I'm 18 again while my 90 year old body lies in a tube somewhere getting fed thru an IV. Be a great way to finish up a life.
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Researching Magic Johnson, I realized I clearly haven't done enough with my life.
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It's a life of five-card draw, and you know what? When God asked me - I'm fine with the card I got. I'm gonna play this.
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I really appreciate family. I really can't imagine life without them!
