Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson) Quotes
In terms of being a 'sneakerhead,' there was one point where I was obsessively following every sneaker blog. That's the beauty of Twitter: To get the heads up on what's coming out.

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I was in art school since I was five years old. I've always been to art school. Everything that's happened to me, nothing's been planned. I've never had a business plan. I just kind of fell into it, and I liked it, and I took a chance. I took a lot of chances in my life.
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God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
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Oracle's got 100+ enterprise applications live in the #cloud; today, SAP's got nothin' but SuccessFactors until 2020.
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I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.
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I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended.
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.
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Sometimes I don't understand why I'm sitting here.
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Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.
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Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life, great friends.
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I'm thought to be a tough writer, but I'm really a softie.
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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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It's always an honour doing anything for your country.
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I have a scar on my right arm from my ex-husband. He was cooking and he had a hot pot and he turned around and went right into my arm.
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I can always tell when I'm about to start writing. I go through cycles in reading. When I'm beginning to start to write something, I start reading what I think of as good literature. I read things with wonderful language.
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For years and years, I was doing extra work and guest spots and anything I could cobble together.
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I have become quite good at repurposing and reusing much of what comes into the house. The goal is to generate as little waste as possible.
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Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war.
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I also grew up with community co-parents who looked out for each other. They looked out for children and tried to be the hands of God. They tried to live their faith.
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In terms of being a 'sneakerhead,' there was one point where I was obsessively following every sneaker blog. That's the beauty of Twitter: To get the heads up on what's coming out.