Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Sr.) Quotes
There's a lot of talent in South Central L.A., in Compton and Long Beach and Watts, and the city north of Pico pretty much sits back and waits for that talent to emerge and then steps in.
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Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.
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Can anyone understand how it is to have lived in the White House and then, suddenly, to be living alone as the President's widow?
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Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.
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There's no musical landscape to poetry. It has somewhat of a higher standard than songs, I think.
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I think lots of ideas are sometimes in our heads without us quite, you know, knowing it.
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Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.
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I know what poverty is.
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Everything and anything is valuable.
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You can't come into this world without becoming its victim.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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I walk my dog at dawn because I don't like people to be around.
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I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.
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It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.
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There is an urgent need for the Central government to take the lead in ensuring health and nutrition service delivery.
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I would never become a size zero. I work out because I want to look good naked, simple as that.
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I haven't forgotten where I came from.
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As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.
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Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree. "What are you doing?" you ask. "Can't you see?" comes the impatient reply. "I'm sawing down this tree." "You look exhausted!" you exclaim. "How long have you been at it?" "Over five hours," he returns, "and I'm beat! This is hard work." 'Well, why don't you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?" you inquire. "I'm sure it would go a lot faster." "I don't have time to sharpen the saw," the man says emphatically. "I'm too busy sawing!"
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There's a lot of talent in South Central L.A., in Compton and Long Beach and Watts, and the city north of Pico pretty much sits back and waits for that talent to emerge and then steps in.
