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My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.
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Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.
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You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics.
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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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Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.
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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.
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And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you was mine. I guess God was like, 'Aight, fine.' Careful what you wish for, cause you just might get it in heaps. Try to give it back, He be like, 'Nah, that's yours to keep.'
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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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Breathe in...inhale vapors from bright stars that shine, Breathe out...weed smoke retrace the skyline.
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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
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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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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.
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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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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.
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Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going how are you doing?
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And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.
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