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" I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about. "

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" I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically. "

" Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop. "

" Reckless capitalism kills black people. "

" I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman. "

" Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate. "

" I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work. "

" Hip-hop is the last true folk art. "

" 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.' "

" What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. "

" I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it. "

" The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical. That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension. "

" I like to read the 'Financial Times' when I'm traveling. 'Economist.' 'Ad Busters.' "

" My presence speaks volumes before I say a word. "

" I've been fortunate with my acting career. A lot of scripts come to me. I don't mind auditioning if something that requires that, but I haven't had to in awhile, which is a nice place to be 'cause I've been on quite a lot of auditions in my life. "

" With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know? "

" If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth. "

" I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it. "

" I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep it as regular as possible because I like it that way. "

" To me, playing an instrument and singing, all of these different things are just as natural to me as rhyming. "

" I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do. "

" I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes clean. "

" I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that. "

" 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. "

" I have mad brims. "

" I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly. "

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" I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this. "

" It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people. "