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" I've seen a dude who had the Wu logo tatted on his face. I mean, his whole face was tatted, but the Wu was the biggest thing on his face. That is a statement, something that means a lot to us. "

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" In chess, you have to bring all the pieces into the game. It is about development. In writing, you have to develop the story. "

" I was always interested in skateboarding, BMX bike riding, flipping, gymnastics. Anything with tumbling, turning, twisting, and extreme sports. "

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

" To write a story is to create a world of your own. "

" Every family argues and goes through things. "

" As you grow and get older, you evolve. "

" I get inspired by many different things. "

" Education is the tool. Even if we haven't directly instructed a session, I think Wu-Tang has been an instructor of education to anyone who has been a fan, anyone who has supported our movement, whether its been from buying a Wu-Tang CD or coming to see a show. "

" Music is forever changing. "

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

" Rap - it's a childhood passion. Writing rhymes, it's something that I was doing before rap records even existed. And I will continue to write until I can't write anymore. "

" Emceeing has always been about making the most intellectual, most creative, wittiest rhyme as possible regardless of any subject. It was always about bringing the best out of yourself. "

" I don't knock material rappers, but let me hear it in a different way. How many songs do I have to hear about rims on a car? It's ridiculous. There's no substance. It's a hollow shell. "

" Before hip-hop existed, we were listening to soul songs from the '70s. I grew up with Motown, Elton John, and the Beatles. To me, that's good music. "

" Hip-hop started with street poets with great lyrical skills, and that's what hip-hop has always been about for me. "

" It's gonna sound so boring to most people. There have been times when I've been told, 'Oh, you're doing an album about physics? I hope it's not boring.' They don't get the idea. Because rappers are so one-dimensional, so narrow-minded, it comes off corny. "

" I remember the first 45 record I bought. It was called 'A Dog a Donut'; it was a breakbeat. Actually, I think I bought two at one time, and the other one was 'Dance to the Drummer's Beat.' Those are breakbeats. I paid a dollar for it, for each one. Your average producer or DJ would know who came out with those. "

" When I was growing up, to be an emcee meant to write the most clever, intellectual, and wittiest rap. And that's what we did. "

" Even if we didn't make records, we would have done it on the side for fun. Like, some painters sell their work; others just keep it - they love to do it whether they get paid or not. "

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" Writing, for me, really started in the '70s as a young child. I used to read a lot of nursery rhymes, and I learned a lot of those rhymes word for word. "

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" I used to make demo tapes with cats that rocked with Russell Simmons and people like that. The history goes so far back; I've always been really focused on writing dope rhymes. "

" I think all artists want that plaque, whether it's Gold or Platinum or multi-platinum. I think we all look forward to getting a plaque and hanging it on your wall and having something to show for the music that you've created. "

" Rappers should sit down and construct quality lines. "

" Writing is sort of like chess for me. You have to think carefully before you move, thinking, planning. "

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

" 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. "

" You are like a sponge when you are young. "

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" Normally when I do an album, I have a concept behind it. "

" If you hear people talking about the Golden Era of rap, they're usually talking about the early Wu Tang Clan era and then Nas and Biggie and so on. But for me, it goes back to the '80s - 1986 to 1989. "