Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes
Electing a black man named Barack Obama President in the same country that elected George W. Bush - twice! - is as far-fetched as a hustler from Marcy performing at that President's inauguration. But it happened.
Jay-Z
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From the day of its birth, the anomaly of slavery plagued a nation which asserted the equality of all men, and sought to derive powers of government from the consent of the governed. Within sound of the voices of those who said this lived more than half a million black slaves, forming nearly one-fifth of the population of a new nation.
W. E. B. Du Bois
I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.
Natalie Maines
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
Napoleon Bonaparte
I think sports and bodybuilding were the only things that saved me from getting beat up. People are not pleased, for whatever reason, when you can answer all the questions in class. If not for the respect I got from track, cross-country, wrestling and bodybuilding, it would have been a disaster.
Aaron Patzer
Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization.
Federico Garcia Lorca
I've been quite fascinated by the relative insignificance of human existence, the shortness of life. We might as well be a letter in a word in a sentence on a page in a book in a library in a city in one country in this enormous universe! And that kind of fear and insignificance has kept me awake at night.
Laura Marling
African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
College was where I got to actually experience the difference between black and white.
Ilyasah Shabazz
My dream part would be to play Mitt Romney's sarcastic black maid. We could call it 'Mammy & Me.'
Natasha Leggero
Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - which is what many are talking about now.
Imelda Staunton
I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country.
Laura Bell Bundy
When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something.
Ursula Andress
There's now, for the first time, a huge gulf between the artefacts of our everyday life and what even a single expert, let alone the average child, can comprehend. The gadgets that now pervade young people's lives, iPhones and suchlike, are baffling 'black boxes' - pure magic to most people.
Martin Rees
People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.
Lana Del Rey
I grew up in a household without a lot of problems and they have been very supportive from day one.
Mario Lopez
If you need encouragement, give it. If you need love, give it.Whatever you need, give it away.
Adrian Rogers
Being a father is the greatest achievement and the most important thing about me. I have two great kids, no question.
Ryan Phillippe
Electing a black man named Barack Obama President in the same country that elected George W. Bush - twice! - is as far-fetched as a hustler from Marcy performing at that President's inauguration. But it happened.
Jay-Z
