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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I've just finished a series of Olivia Manning novels. She's best known for two trilogies: Balkan Trilogy and Levant Trilogy. The six novels are continuous and contain the same set of characters. They are based on Manning's experiences in Eastern Europe and Egypt during the Second World War. Each novel is a wonderful picture of the peculiar British expatriate culture and what was happening during the war. She's one of those brilliant women who write very well about domestic relationships. All the books are slim, and it's easy to gallop through them.
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I like garage band for writing because you only have crayons and there are only five crayons in the box. Your choices are limited and I find that to be very good for me.
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I'm feeling incredibly Botox-tempted as my face collapses around my shoulders.
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Many of the artifacts of my house had become potential devices for my own destruction: the attic rafters (and an outside maple or two) a means to hang myself, the garage a place to inhale carbon monoxide, the bathtub a vessel to receive the flow from my opened arteries. The kitchen knives in their drawers had but one purpose for me.
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If you can't be good, be loud.
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Got some, dirt on my shoulder, could you brush it off for me?
