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You've got to validate every day. There are those who just put a stamp on it and say, This is gonna be a good day and I'm not gonna let anything else make it a bad day.

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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
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Singer
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Yasiin Bey
Dante Terrell Smith
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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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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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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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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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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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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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