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Mos Def Inspirational Quotes (72)

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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.
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You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.
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I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.
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We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.
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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.
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That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.
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I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to waste mine.
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Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
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I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.
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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.
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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?
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I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.
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Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.
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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
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Reckless capitalism kills black people.
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Peace before everything, God before anything, Love before anything, real before everything, Home before any place, shoot before anything, Style and state radiate, Love Power slay the hate.
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Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.
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I'm a passionate person. I'm a lot of things, like most people are. Most people are dynamic. The focus is not on me though, I'm a screen. The aim is to always keep myself in the position where the screen is clear.
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Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.
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Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.
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Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is.
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