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Our accomplishments show what kind of people we are.
Gil Scott-Heron
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Gil Scott-Heron
Age: 62 †
Born: 1949
Born: April 1
Died: 2011
Died: May 27
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The way you get to know yourself is by the expressions on other people's faces, because that's the only thing that you can see, unless you carry a mirror about.
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I don't mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.
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I am a black man dedicated to expression expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These are merely tools used by sensitive men to carve out a piece of beauty or truth that they hope may lead to peace and salvation.
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I cannot afford to watch Fox News.
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The revolution will be no re-run brothers, The revolution will be live.
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If you aren't having no fun, die, because you're running a worthless program, far as I'm concerned.
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Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didn't want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen.
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I would say if you are familiar with our history and the history of our art and literature that you see a clear cut pattern of people wanting to contribute, not only artistically, but in some practical purpose, for the benefits of the community.
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America .. the international Jekyll and Hyde ... the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises
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I work hard at it [delivery of lyrics], just like I worked hard at getting my masters degree. It's not just something I sit down and do. You have to learn and keep learning.
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A lot of folks are so busy trying to get their groceries together that they don't have time to do research. I have time. Maybe that's the main difference.
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I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it's my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work.
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Paul Robeson once said that the artist has the responsibility to either help liberate the community or further oppress it. And I think that when Eldridge Cleaver wrote it down it was interpreted as his, but there's a history of people saying things of that nature and meaning it. And what I do is in that tradition, in that mode.
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I think a whole lot of stuff gets by people - I could name half a dozen groups that do songs that are openly supportive of experimentation with drugs, nobody ever said anything to them.
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Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.
Gil Scott-Heron
I don't see any independent position that I'm in it's rather inter-dependent.
Gil Scott-Heron
The way you get to know yourself is by the expression on other people's faces.
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The first revolution is when you change your mind
Gil Scott-Heron
As for money - when I have it, it's great. When I don't, I go get some. I've been a dishwasher, a gardener, a cleaner.
Gil Scott-Heron
All the dreams you show up in are not your own.
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