Talib Kweli Quotes
My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to, you know, Motown, and he listened to Bob Dylan. He listened to Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones, but he also listened to reggae music. And he collected vinyl.
Talib Kweli
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Rachel Cusk
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Lady Starlight
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Dan Fogler
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Wangari Maathai
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Felicity Kendal
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Natalie Cole
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Victoria Principal
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Taylor Lautner
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Tamra Davis
I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971.
Garik Israelian
