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" We think it's a blessing that we were able to bring our music to the world. That our music has not only inspired our communities but other communities. That's one of the greatest things an artist in any field could know: that you've touched the mind of another artist. "

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" If I'm a cop, and every time I see a young black youth - whether I watch them on TV, movies, or just see them hanging out - and they're not looking properly dressed, properly refined, you know, carrying himself, conducting himself proper hours of the day - things that a man does - you're going to have a certain fear and stereotype of them. "

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" I'm a big fan of technology; I've been a geek since 1986... and I was spending all my paper money on gadgets. "

" I live a very satisfying life. Not because I've made a few dollars, but because I have a wife who loves me and children who wait for me to come home. And that is beautiful. I think that's the American dream: to be at peace at home. "

" I've helped save so many families with my music and inspire so many people. "

" I got a bad habit of creating. "

" The director can be a dictator, but it's not wise to be. You have to choose the days to be a dictator and the days to deal with diplomacy and democracy. Every great leader should know that, even a dictator. Tyrants get overthrown. "

" I love Paul Simon... his lyrics. "

" A wise man has to always listen to the peers he surrounds around himself. That's why you surround yourself with other smart people. Captain Kirk keep Mr. Spock right beside him. "

" The 'Godfather I' and 'II,' those were real straight movies in my life. At the same time, so is 'Five Deadly Venoms,' if we go into kung-fu movies. "

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" I'd love to make 10 to 12 films in my life. That's a lot of films, but it's doable. "

" I keep all my work and files and kung-fu movies on my laptop because sometimes you travel, and the Internet is slow. "

" Wu-Tang Clan's first album, '36 Chambers,' there wasn't a lot of money given to make that album. "

" I wrote a big animation scene for 'Iron Fists,' but we couldn't afford all that. "

" Wisdom is important in every man's life. "

" I think exclusivity is important in life. When you look at a hot pair of Jordans, not everybody got them - it's a limited run. You look at guitars. When Gibson made the robot guitar, it was a limited run. "

" A servant sometimes need to be served. "

" I will keep a Bible or Koran on me at all times - the Bible I can actually carry on my phone, and any hotel you go to has a Bible, but the Koran is harder. I keep a physical Koran in my guitar case and put it on the table in hotel rooms so after a day's work, I can read a few verses. "

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" When you do something in music and see it happen again in the next generation, you know you're on the right wave length. "

" When I first heard hip-hop, in 1976, there were maybe only 500 people that could do it. "

" I always argue with a lot of people. They ask me for my top rappers, and he's always on my list. I mean, the GZA inspired me. "

" One of my illest villains was the Butcher from 'Gangs of New York,' Daniel Day-Lewis. "

" The history of black America was from slavery, oppression, civil rights, and you felt kind of isolated as an entity in our country. "

" When you prepare for something, it's like jumping into cold water, but you're prepared. You jump in. And you start swimming, or if you don't swim, you drown. "

" I thought about doing '36 Chambers' on Broadway. "

" I've been vegan for over 20 years, but I started as a vegetarian and grew into veganism in between. "

" My mom gave me the children stories of the Bible. I memorized that book at the age of nine. "

" I have love for the entertainment side of the world. "

" The spaghetti Western genre is definitely one of favorites. "

" You come to my studio, it says 'No photography on premises.' I picked that up from Kanye. We don't need all that. In the old days in the Wu, we didn't allow anybody in the studio, not even women. We didn't start allowing women until five years after our debut. ODB used to get mad. "

" Every time I make a new album, I get better and better. "