Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson) Quotes
I've come to the conclusion that the average person can do about four things a day, like four real things a day.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.
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If you can achieve winning a league championship, that, to me, is the full test of the team and management because it is over the full season and you have a lot of problems you have to overcome.
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There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!
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In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.
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When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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I've been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I believe it is an important project, it makes the cost of doing business lower and they will make us more competitive at the same time, it will also provide some satisfaction to the people who demand services for them of the quality they want and also quickly.
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I won't join another band again.
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I'm competitive. I'd love another chance to be part of a Stanley Cup championship team. That'd be awesome.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I know a lot of people struggle with the idea of Jesus and their idea of God. I think, if you don't even know what you're praying to or who you're praying to, based on what I know to be true, regardless, God's always listening.
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There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
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Laquan McDonald is a wake-up call to all of us. It's a reminder there's a lot broken.
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I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.
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Certain scripts require an ensemble cast. I'm absolutely fine with that. I will not deprive myself of the chance to be part of a good film because of insecurities or fear of losing my market. But my role must be well-defined.
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As soon as you forbid something, you make it extraordinarily appealing. You also bring shame in as a phenomenon.
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When I was younger, I went through a phase when I didn't like my hair. Because the school I went to was primarily Caucasian, there wasn't anyone who had my hair texture. I remember one day I straightened my hair, and that was the first day that people gave me compliments on it.
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
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You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other.
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I've come to the conclusion that the average person can do about four things a day, like four real things a day.
