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.
Quotes to Explore
-
Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.
-
I just don't want to be rapping forever. I love it, but sometimes you got goals for yourself.
-
Thanks to 'A Prophet,' I'm known in a lot of countries.
-
I want to see what I look like when I'm old - I'm curious where that's going to take me.
-
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.
-
We can power our economy without despoiling our wild places.
-
Either war is obsolete, or men are.
-
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
-
Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.
-
I use other cookbooks for inspiration. I must say I tend to cook from my own cookbooks for parties.
-
I am a crazy Maverick fan. I would go there if Dallas was a great entertainment center.
-
We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
-
Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.
-
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
-
I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.
-
The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
-
The first song I did was over a Chief Keef beat – 'Understand Me.' I did that in, like, 2011 or 2012, I think.
-
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.
-
Lots of people ask me whether they can become strong. Most certainly! You all can acquire great strength, if you have the will and proper guidance.
-
I love things on the decline because that's really the natural progression of our lives. We're born, we're feisty for the first couple of years, and then the inevitable decline begins.
-
I don't think what I look like is relevant.
-
...For can you think how it would be, to never, never hear a meadow lark sing again...?
-
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.
