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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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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To Perl, or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
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Every human being grows up inside a sheath of custom, which enfolds it as the swathing clothes enfold the infant.
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They said hey look, The Beatles deserve to be number one, not Bobby Vinton. We're gonna cut your tires. Change that listing. They were dedicated at the time.
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I am still doing my due diligence. A vote on a Supreme Court nominee is a lifetime appointment and when the court decides, it is the law of the land.
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There's always the influence of music, film, art and the other things that drive me. I'm usually inspired by my environment and whatever is making me happy or mad.
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The average rap life is two or three albums. You're lucky to get to your second album in rap!
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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
