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Mos Def quotes: 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.

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.

Mos Def quotes: I've always loved rhyming. I love language.

I've always loved rhyming. I love language.

Mos Def quotes: I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.

I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.

Mos Def quotes: My Umi said shine your light on the world, shine your light for the world to see

My Umi said shine your light on the world, shine your light for the world to see

Mos Def quotes: Beef is not what Jay said to Nas;Beef is when the working folks can't find jobs.

Beef is not what Jay said to Nas;
Beef is when the working folks can't find jobs.

Mos Def quotes: Why do I need ID to get ID?If I had ID, I wouldn't need ID.

Why do I need ID to get ID?
If I had ID, I wouldn't need ID.

Mos Def quotes: I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.

Mos Def quotes: Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?

Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?

Mos Def quotes: At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.

At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.

Mos Def quotes: Speech is my hammer bang the world into shape now let it fall - HUNGH

Speech is my hammer bang the world into shape now let it fall - HUNGH

Mos Def quotes: They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.

They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.

Mos Def quotes: I didn't want to have to deal with having any moniker or separation between the self that I see and know myself as.

I didn't want to have to deal with having any moniker or separation between the self that I see and know myself as.

Mos Def quotes: Man, I smashed her like an Idaho Potato

Man, I smashed her like an Idaho Potato

Mos Def quotes: Hip-hop is the last true folk art.

Hip-hop is the last true folk art.

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

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

Mos Def quotes: But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.

But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.

Mos Def quotes: I'm blacked than midnight on Broadway and Myrtle

I'm blacked than midnight on Broadway and Myrtle

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

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

Mos Def quotes: I like to read the 'Financial Times' when I'm traveling. 'Economist.' 'Ad Busters.'

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

Mos Def quotes: I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.

I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.

Mos Def quotes: Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?

Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?

Mos Def quotes: Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it

Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it

Mos Def quotes: Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

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

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

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

Mos Def quotes: You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.

You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.

Mos Def quotes: My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

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

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

Mos Def quotes: We blasted holes in the night until she bled sunshine

We blasted holes in the night until she bled sunshine

Mos Def quotes: Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It's inspirational, because it's a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness.

Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It's inspirational, because it's a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness.

Mos Def quotes: 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.

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.

Mos Def quotes: Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.

Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.

Mos Def quotes: Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patientsYoungbloods can't spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation.

Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patients
Youngbloods can't spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation.

Mos Def quotes: Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

Mos Def quotes: Live now for the promise of the Infinite

Live now for the promise of the Infinite

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

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

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

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

Mos Def quotes: 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 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.

Mos Def quotes: I'm inspired by playwrights, novelists, poets: The value of language has been a lifelong passion of mine. I enjoy it. I'm good at it.

I'm inspired by playwrights, novelists, poets: The value of language has been a lifelong passion of mine. I enjoy it. I'm good at it.

Mos Def quotes: Breathe in ... inhale vapors from bright stars that shine,Breathe out ... weed smoke retrace the skyline.

Breathe in ... inhale vapors from bright stars that shine,
Breathe out ... weed smoke retrace the skyline.

Mos Def quotes: I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is.

I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is.

Mos Def quotes: This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin';We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.

This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin';
We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.

Mos Def quotes: We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.

We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.

Mos Def quotes: You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics.

You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics.

Mos Def quotes: I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.

I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.

Mos Def quotes: I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.

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

Mos Def quotes: Why did one straw break the camel's back?Here's the secret:The million other straws underneath it.

Why did one straw break the camel's back?
Here's the secret:
The million other straws underneath it.

Mos Def quotes: I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.

I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.

Mos Def quotes: 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 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.

Mos Def quotes: I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.

I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.

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

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

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

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

Mos Def quotes: If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.

If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.

Mos Def quotes: If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing.

If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing.

Mos Def quotes: I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once.Ass so fat that you could see it from the front ...

I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once.
Ass so fat that you could see it from the front ...

Mos Def quotes: And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.

And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.

Mos Def quotes: I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

Mos Def quotes: Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.

Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.

Mos Def quotes: Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

Mos Def quotes: I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.

I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.

Mos Def quotes: There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.

There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.

Mos Def quotes: I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

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

Mos Def quotes: You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it's vital that a change happens now.

You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it's vital that a change happens now.

Mos Def quotes: I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13.

I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13.

Mos Def quotes: The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like Who on top of this?

The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like Who on top of this?

Mos Def quotes: All the things that are worth doing, take time.

All the things that are worth doing, take time.

Mos Def quotes: Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination.

Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination.

Mos Def quotes: Don't look down, it's an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whatever you do

Don't look down, it's an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whatever you do

Mos Def quotes: Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

Mos Def quotes: To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.

To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.

Mos Def quotes: Restlessness is my nemesis/ It's hard to just chill and sit still

Restlessness is my nemesis/ It's hard to just chill and sit still

Mos Def quotes: Young bloods can't spell but they can rock you in Playstation

Young bloods can't spell but they can rock you in Playstation

Mos Def quotes: I have mad brims.

I have mad brims.

Mos Def quotes: That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.