Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes
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I'm not a machista that tells his girl what she has to put on. I let her be herself.
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I have superfine, superoily hair, so my struggle is always trying to get the volume I want. I end up not doing much with it ever.
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I wondered how they would top the Pirates and skeletons and moonlight, because that's a pretty cool concept.
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Quantum physics is no longer an abstract theory for specialists. We must now absolutely include it in our education and also in our culture.
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I've got to take responsibility and be a representative, not only for the Steelers but myself, my family. I've got to be smart.
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Frankly, health care and politics are 'inextricably intertwined.'
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We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now.
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I think life is precious from beginning to end.
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So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can live here. So that is can sustain us.
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The status quo leads to self-destruction.
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A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.
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I think there's a huge lack of political artists in America, and I think it really speaks to our consumeristic culture and how people are driven to be financially successful here. It's such a shame that we don't have people who are more inspired than that.
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Songs don't just come out of the air. They take time, but it's good fun, too. Maurice gave me encouragement.
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Ethics may be defined as the obligations of morality.
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The father, the mother and the teacher are the three primarily responsible for moulding the future of the country.
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It appears that every man's insomnia is as different from his neighbours as are their daytime hopes and aspirations.
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Jesus is a personal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Having been totally healed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus became one with him. Every thought, action, and deed of Jesus was guided by the Holy Spirit instead of ego.
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Typecasting is an interesting thing because, in a way, if you're good at something, you're going to work at that thing. In other ways, you constantly have to change people's opinion of you as one thing, especially if you want to play different roles. You have to shatter that image sometimes.
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If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
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Well, I do expect a lot of myself. I'm a harsh critic because I know what I'm capable of. I have hit those occasional peaks amongst the valleys, but the peaks are so few-things like genuine flashes of virtuoso brush inking, like I've never executed before or since-I can count on one hand the number of jobs where I've been able to hit that mark. The same with penciling. Sometimes it just flows, but more often than not, it's pure physical and spiritual torment just to get something decent on paper. I often get very discouraged with the whole creative process.
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What we need to change is our minds, that's the part that's doing us dirt and dragging us under. How can we change our minds.
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We should not allow ourselves to believe that writers like Poe have more imagination than those who are content with describing things as they really are. It is surely easier to invent striking situations in this way than to tread the beaten track which intelligent minds have followed throughout the centuries.
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Got some, dirt on my shoulder, could you brush it off for me?
