Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes
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We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's.
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God is not something I think about but something I experience as an energy, a Presence. I do find it easier to pray to a female Presence or an androgynous Presence.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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Disrespect toward Jesus, as we have seen all too often in our society, is very offensive to Muslims.
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My mantra is: 'Good design accelerates the adoption of new ideas.'
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I know what it takes to be fast and I feel like every year I learn valuable lessons about how to be better the next time.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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To me, it's just like, if you have talent, and you're lucky enough to find where you fit, and you work with the right people, it's not exalted at all.
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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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I'm very, very lazy. I love to sit in a chair and look out the window and do nothing.
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Word of mouth is the most valuable form of marketing, but you can't buy it. You can only deliver it. And you have to really deliver.
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Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one.
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In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.
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I don't know why the guys with the big money don't find five terrific young producers and give each of them enough to commission a musical and to live on for a year. You'd be likely to get at least one project with a future.
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I think that horror, in general, is fairly popular. It's definitely popular in film. There's just not a lot of good horror on TV, so whenever there is good horror on TV, people rush to it.
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Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just want to say that I love him so much.
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Everyday I walked on to the field I was the best center.
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The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.
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With rare exceptions, Hollywood typically casts Spec Ops guys as macho, swaggering strongmen. As usual, Hollywood's got it wrong.
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Take care of the hearts you've been entrusted with. Once lost, they can be lost from you forever.
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You know how we can be about things which sparkle and shine. We imagine they will put back something of what has been lost.
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Is to have had and lost/Better than not having at all?
