Talib Kweli Quotes
When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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It's really hard for me to commit, one way or the other. I was just always creating and seeing what came out.
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.
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Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
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Justice is revenge.
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For mascara, I'll just use whatever I have in my bag. I'll use anything. I feel like, from drugstores to a Saks, they are all the same to me.
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One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us.
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I'm one of those actresses that really enjoys staying home with my children. To be told you've got to get to work, it is just unbelievable what it does to you.
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I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It was an exorcism anxiety. After each race there is a procedure in which you get taken off to the podium and the TV interviews.
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My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.
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I am part of a team organising an Emma Hamilton exhibition for the National Maritime Museum for 2016, and the amount of planning is a revelation - borrowing from museums and collections all over the world.
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Our relationship with Mexico in this regard is unique for us, and in many respects unique in the world.
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The true believer is rewarded in every thing, even in affliction.
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Is anything, in all respects, so influential as consideration? Does it not, by a kindly anticipation, create the divisions of the active life itself, in a manner rehearsing and arranging beforehand what has to be done?
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The Wood was about young people and the other one is more of a grown up movie.
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There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?
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I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.
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Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
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I don't know how to put this, but to some people, the NFL is basically modern-day slavery. Don't get me wrong - we get paid a lot of money. There's a sense of 'shut up and play,' that this is entertainment for other people. Then, when we go out in public, we're like zoo animals. We're not human beings.
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I have been a print reporter my whole career. It's all I ever wanted to be. I specialize in political profiles. I have probably profiled hundreds of people over the years, people in very powerful positions. People don't always like what I write, but most people still talk to me.
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I'm an omniviorous reader, but I don't read what could overlap with my own work. It's like tuning a radio frequency - it's much harder to pick up if there's something else there.
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When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.
