Lawrence "Kris" Parker (KRS-One) Quotes
Rap is still an art, and no-one's from the Old School Cuz rap is still a brand-new tool
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I'm afraid to fail again.
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I'm as addicted to 'Power' as I am 'Empire.' I'm just grateful. We get a chance to have two phenomenal shows that we can enjoy. So when 'Empire' is over, 'Power' starts. When 'Power' is over, 'Empire' starts.
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Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.
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Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country.
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Small lending institutions lack the capability of their larger counterparts to hire the additional manpower necessary to deal with the hundreds of additional regulations created by Dodd-Frank.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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I'm an actor, paid to act. I don't bring personal problems to the sets. Dad taught me that.
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There's an idea of the Plains as the middle of nowhere, something to be contemptuous of. But it's really a heroic place.
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Vinyl is the real deal. I've always felt like, until you buy the vinyl record, you don't really own the album. And it's not just me or a little pet thing or some kind of retro romantic thing from the past. It is still alive.
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I want to make this world perfect.
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I can't ignore what I grew up listening to. My parents used to listen to Michael Jackson non-stop. They used to listen to Luther Vandross, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder.
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Beauty was never really my trip. Maybe those roles are attracted to me?
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Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses.
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I am very concerned that federal and state air quality programs do not consider public health in regulating certain classes of industrial air emissions.
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I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.
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Eating and food are a wonderful part of our life's experience, and half of us are walking around dreading having to figure out what to put in our mouths.
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My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.
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I have always been a great believer that women should support women, and my admiration goes out to mothers everywhere, as they constantly put their own needs behind those of their children, embracing daily uncertainties and entering the new uncharted territories that each day brings, to be, in return, rewarded with joy and unending love.
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My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library.
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I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier.
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Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators censor or ban books. It's why it was illegal to teach slaves to read. It's why girls in developing countries have acid thrown in their faces when they walk to school.
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The Futurists were an art movement in the early 20th century which basically glorified machines and the Industrial Revolution.
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I love to talk with children. I try to visit schools but it's hard for me to travel when I'm trying to write. Some authors are able to do both.
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Rap is still an art, and no-one's from the Old School Cuz rap is still a brand-new tool
