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" I had a few DJs in my neighbourhood that would play music in the streets. There was no hip-hop yet; there were just DJs that were playing disco, funk, and pop music, and we would gather round, go to the parks, and dance and enjoy ourselves. "

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" Like MCs, each chess player has his own style: how he likes to open, when he likes to attack. Just like we face off with each other lyrically, we challenge each other's minds on the chessboard. Sharpen each other's swords. "

" Live a life full of humility, gratitude, intellectual curiosity, and never stop learning. "

" Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why is metal a conductor of electricity, and wood is not, but you're more likely to be struck by lightning when standing under a tree? These are questions that require science to answer. "

" I love Indian food and Thai food; those are, like, my favorites. I also like Japanese and some Italian. "

" When I was growing up, I never really ate vegetables. I was just a hot dog, hamburger, French fry person like most kids. "

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" I don't eat meat - chicken, fish, none of that. I eat a lot of vegetable sandwiches, like lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts, cucumbers, whatever I can put on bread with mayo and eat, y'know. "

" Music is forever changing. "

" A lot of artists think that to be current, you have to follow what's out there and do something that's so unlike what you normally do. It can work, but it doesn't if you chase it. "

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" Rap has always had a braggadocios flavour to it. That goes all the way back to 'Rapper's Delight.' "

" Learn all you can learn. Never stop learning. "

" I'm constantly writing. "

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" I think, as an artist, the overall goal is to teach and educate no matter what the song is about. Somewhere where a listener can get something out of it, something that can give them help to move forward, help them learn something, analyze something in a different way, or think about something. "

" Rappers should sit down and construct quality lines. "

" I am honored that 'Liquid Swords,' the song and album, have been so widely embraced for so long. "

" I'm a scientist by nature and not by trade. "

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" I just have certain interests in different things, and they inspire me to write. I would encourage aspiring artists or MCs or rappers to be able to grab from many different sources to create your story. "

" Moog has been incorporated in a lot of our music. I know RZA has several of those machines. So, it did play a major role in a lot of music we were doing. "

" Hip-hop became the voice of rebellion and the youth, as rock music did in the '60s. "

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" Snowboarding is skateboarding without the wheels, just on snow. It's the same thing, just that one is on hard ground with the wheels, the other is on snow. You just have to know how to maneuver your board and do things you want to do. "

" I'm just really, really laid-back-slash-lazy. Last minute with everything. "

" Since early childhood, I've been trying to learn all I can. Science is everything; it's not just physics. It's the way of understanding your environment, the world around you. "

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" Documentaries sometimes can be shot over 10 years. You plan to stop in two, but you still gotta catch more. "

" As far as being a vegetarian, it's a moral thing, a health thing, a conscious thing - a combination of all. I think it's better to be that way. "

" 'Liquid Swords' just represents a sharp tongue, sharp words. "