Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes
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Talent is very hot.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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Working with the brothers can put pressure on my voice, so I choose to do my own solo thing so I can save my voice. I couldn't do both now. The Neville Brothers is a funk band; they play loud, and I have a strong voice.
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I've had a lot of seedy side jobs. I've done it all. I've worked retail at the mall, just tons of side jobs, which I think are amazing for actors. I think everyone should have one! It helps you get more experiences, and the more experiences you have, the more you can channel into a character.
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The solution to women's issues can only be achieved in a free and democratic society in which human energy is liberated, the energy of both women and men together. Our civilization is called human civilization and is not attributed only to men or women.
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Consequences of linear thinking in Afghanistan and Iraq included overestimating indigenous forces' capabilities, underestimating the enemy, and the associated expectation that the coalition could soon reduce force levels and shift to an exclusively advisory effort.
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I look around my house, and everything except the kids and dogs was made in China. And I'm not sure about the kids. They have brown eyes and small noses.
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The film business was a great lesson in business combat and what it takes to survive.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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You have to fit in sometimes to make people comfortable to listen to you.
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There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.
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My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page.
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I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
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The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he loves it; but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time.
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I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.
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If you're making comedies, they have to have a fun and a rhythm to them.
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What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood.
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You can't make good decisions without knowing the business.
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In schools throughout the world God's but described to you. Within the spirit's school one sees and loves him too.
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If, therefore, there is any grace in the water, it is not from the nature of water but from the Spirit's presence there.
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If you can create an environment where people are invited to do their best work and the best ideas always win, then the project itself will win.
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Corporatization is the descendant of industrialization.
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I'm not saying I'm God. But as far as lyrics, I'm God MC.
