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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
Mos Def
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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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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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They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.
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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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Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.
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Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.
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My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.
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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 don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.
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I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once. Ass so fat that you could see it from the front.
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That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.
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