Talib Kweli Quotes
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People are fed up with the career politicians who created this mess or failed to prevent it and neither was acceptable, and the only way we could change that was by sending a different type of person to Washington.
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It is essential to link enterprises on the basis of objective laws of a socialist economy and legal system.
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
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I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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I wasn't raised super-poor, but my parents got divorced, and my mother didn't have much money. Even now if I have a cake, I'll eat it slowly, and I save most of the money I have.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
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You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.
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Putting a tax on carbon could be an effective approach for curbing global warming pollution.
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I would say Hope Solo is competitive.
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When you get successful, you can do pretty much whatever you want.
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As prime minister, I changed Israel's position on peace negotiations. I made it clear that we are ready to go along with Resolution 242 of the U.N. Security Council, which specifies withdrawal to secure and recognized boundaries in the context of peace.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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A song of mine called 'I'll Take Care of You' was on that 'Wide Open Spaces' Dixie Chicks album.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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My mom and dad played this music all the time when I was growing up, so to me songs by Jerry Lee and Fats Domino are the classics, they're the best songs ever.
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Everybody trusted Cronkite because he reminded them of their favorite uncle or trusted family physician. Being square in the age of the Beatles made Cronkite retro cool.
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I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them.
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This low-fat idea that's been drummed into our heads and bellies is completely off-base and deeply responsible for most of our modern ills.
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In the voice of mirth there may be excitement, but in the tones of mourning there is consolation.
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I think hip hop is a dance music that's rebellious by nature.
