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All the things that are worth doing, take time.

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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
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Singer
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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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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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My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.
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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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I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that.
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I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
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At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.
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African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be healing, a source a joy. Spreading positive vibrations.
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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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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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I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.
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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?
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I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.
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It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'
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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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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.
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I'd bet a million dollars on DOOM against Lil' Wayne
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The moment you start thinking it's hopeless, then it is. [But], if you think it's gonna get better, it really does. Life is a test.
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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 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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