Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes
Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I'm a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?
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We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.
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I may have more than one friend with benefits. It's very healthy for the heart. I think no matter how old you are - and I am pretty up there in terms of numbers - I think you should do whatever makes you happy.
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I grew up in New York, and for the first ten years of my life, we lived across from the Metropolitan Museum. When I was an adult, I moved back to that neighborhood and lived there again.
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Those of us raised in modern cities tend to notice horizontal and vertical lines more quickly than lines at other orientations. In contrast, people raised in nomadic tribes do a better job noticing lines skewed at intermediate angles, since Mother Nature tends to work with a wider array of lines than most architects.
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Normally I don't watch myself, because I'm not very objective.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What we've made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story. It's been an honor to work on. As a comic book fan, Superman is like the Rosetta Stone of all superheroes.
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Acting was something I had to do.
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I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.
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In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs.
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If people continue to feel like Democrats are looking after poor folks and Republicans are looking after rich folks and nobody is looking after me, then we don't get a lot of stuff done. And the trend lines evidence the fact that folks have gotten squeezed. And obviously, 2007, 2008 really ripped open for people how vulnerable they were.
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Twitter has been a godsend for travelling.
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A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
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I like that the 'Underworld' series created a whole other world that's totally different yet familiar to our own.
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No matter how many people try, no matter how many fancy songwriters in Los Angeles try to break it down to a formula... to an extent, there isn't a science to writing great songs, I suppose. For me, it's always about melody - it doesn't matter what genre of music you're writing, if there's a strong melodic thing somewhere, whether that's in a vocal or in a guitar part or a sample. Something that sticks in your brain, that seems to be something that works.
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That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.
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If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.
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Why do you permit a mere word to stand in your way? Forget the word 'difficult' and take your next step.
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Building a nation calls us to recognize that we must constantly relate to others, rejecting a mindset of hostility in order to adopt one of reciprocal subsidiarity, in a constant effort to do our best. I am confident that we can do this.
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Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I'm a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?
