Talib Kweli Quotes
You'll be fooled if you only get your hip-hop from the mainstream, you know. The things that move people are not just found in the mainstream cultures. And when we talk about hip-hop in general, hip-hop's basically preoccupied with life.
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Even when Facebook came out, and I was in college, I found myself never putting anything on it.
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I went through a phase when I was 13 where I would only fall in love with people over the age of 19 or 20. I never had a real relationship with any of these people, but it was definitely the guy I wanted to hang out with and wanted to go on trips with. I would be like, 'But, Daddy, he's a musician!'.
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Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need to come back to a place that still feels like home.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.
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Singing, writing songs, is kind of my biggest fear, but it's the thing I feel I need to conquer.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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You don't win as a party unless you become a bigger party.
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One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.
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I wasn't that hard. I wasn't that tough. I wasn't that funny – I looked like me.
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The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a baseball player.
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Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I'm on the road so much that if I wear all black, my clothes never get dirty. You can't tell if I've worn the same shirt twice.
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Pioneering companies always try out new things and experiment with new concepts and new things.
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Give people enough guidance to make the decisions you want them to make. Don't tell them what to do, but encourage them to do what is best.
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I've discreetly dated a lot of people - I once dated a billionaire, mostly because it was fun to say, "I'm dating a billionaire," but we did not have the same taste in music, and it was doomed.
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A spiritual partnership is between people who promise themselves to use all of their experiences to grow spiritually. They use their emotions to show them how to create constructive and healthy and joyful consequences instead of destructive and unhealthy and painful consequences.
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You'll be fooled if you only get your hip-hop from the mainstream, you know. The things that move people are not just found in the mainstream cultures. And when we talk about hip-hop in general, hip-hop's basically preoccupied with life.
