Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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People take things so seriously.
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River Phoenix and I were friends for nine years, and I watched him grow and mature, and I also saw him struggle. I watched him deal with the whole up and down aspects of Hollywood and saw him bounce back, so when he passed away, it was such an enormous shock.
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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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Humor's always been the problem of my work, hasn't it? When working, I feel satisfied when I surprise myself. And when I surprise myself, I wind up laughing.
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I don't play anymore, because I know I'm not going to be a pro golfer. So there's no reason to golf.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky.
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Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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I don't weigh into politics.
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In disposition the Negro is joyous, flexible, and indolent; while the many nations which compose this race present a singular diversity of intellectual character, of which the far extreme is the lowest grade of humanity.
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Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it.
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I live by a hill. I began walking it and then I began jogging it and then I began sprinting it.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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My favorite sport, frankly, is college football. I'm a college football junkie, even though I'm associated with golf and like golf and have played it all my life.
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It should be that every child, when they leave school, can do ten meals, because when they leave home, they've got to be able to eat healthily. Blow the science of it and everything else. They've just got to be able to know what's good for them, how to buy it, and how to make a few dishes that they enjoy and don't cost too much.
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I started doing improv when I was 8 years old, so it's always been in my life. I would feel naked without it.
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I'm Anna Paquin. I'm bisexual and I give a damn.
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Life is for living, not living uptight, see ya somewhere up in the sky.
