Talib Kweli Quotes
I don't think that early hip hop stood out to be a social critique. A lot of fans of mine think that hip hop's ultimate responsibility is to critique social structures.
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Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.
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I just don't want to be rapping forever. I love it, but sometimes you got goals for yourself.
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Thanks to 'A Prophet,' I'm known in a lot of countries.
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I want to see what I look like when I'm old - I'm curious where that's going to take me.
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Our goal is not simply to reconstruct the Japan that existed before March 11, 2011, but to build a new Japan. We are determined to overcome this historic challenge.
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We can power our economy without despoiling our wild places.
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Either war is obsolete, or men are.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.
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I use other cookbooks for inspiration. I must say I tend to cook from my own cookbooks for parties.
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I am a crazy Maverick fan. I would go there if Dallas was a great entertainment center.
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Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.
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The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
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The first song I did was over a Chief Keef beat – 'Understand Me.' I did that in, like, 2011 or 2012, I think.
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What role should religion play in the American public school classroom? My own knee-jerk response would be, 'none whatsoever,' but the Constitution isn't quite so direct on the subject.
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One reason why I don't drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time.
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Wild animals would not stay in a country where there were so many people. Pa did not like to stay, either. He liked a country where the wild animals lived without being afraid.
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I think that there should be options available, quite early on, that if someone is recognised as a disruptive child, for them to be trained vocationally. Maybe if those kids were given the option to learn how to contribute to society on a practical level they wouldn't get into trouble.
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Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.
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I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.
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I think that's a responsibility I have, to not leave the listener with complete dread or depressing, dark thoughts, but to leave a little door open so that you can dance your way out if you want to.
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I don't think that early hip hop stood out to be a social critique. A lot of fans of mine think that hip hop's ultimate responsibility is to critique social structures.
