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Talib Kweli Quotes

American - Musician | October 3, 1975 -

You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.

Humble You Know Be Humble Hard Soft

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.

Live World Problem Illusion Role

The materialism, the brashness, the misogyny - everything in hip-hop is amplified. Misogyny is a good example of something that is completely amplified in hip-hop. I do think there is more than enough of a balance, though, for fans who are willing to search it out.

Good Balance Think Search Enough

I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.

Time Him Up Hook Around Until

Things are fluid in this world, and if you don't remain fluid, you get lost in the sauce.

World You Lost Things Sauce Get

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.

Compassion Politics Religion Head

My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to, you know, Motown, and he listened to Bob Dylan. He listened to Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones, but he also listened to reggae music. And he collected vinyl.

Father Music Grateful New York DJ

You have to learn how to harness technology so you can use it for positive stuff without being disconnected from nature.

Positive Nature Technology Learn You

That's what hip-hop is: It's sociology and English put to a beat, you know.

You Sociology Know Hip-Hop Beat Put

There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.

Struggle Yourself You Empowerment

You gotta eat right, you gotta have healthy habits, you know, and balance out your decadence with a healthy lifestyle during the day.

Day Balance You Healthy Know Right

I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.

Work Challenge Looking Believe Set

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