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Michael Eric Dyson Quotes

Speaking out against rap music is useless, and it's futile. The reality is there's criticism for everything, but Jay-Z is one of the most remarkable artists of our time of any genre, and as a hip-hop artist he carries the weight of that art form with such splendor and grace and genius.

Michael Eric Dyson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: October 23, 1958

Topics

Music Time Art Grace Criticism

I don't know how I got a great husband. I mean, God just blessed me with that one. Because - trust me - before him, I was not making good choices. So I was just absolutely blessed. I just prayed for that man He's my secret weapon because he's so gregarious, and he's so filled with joy. Me? I can sometimes be more cynical, and I'm very shy.

Good God Great Trust Man Joy

It was my idea for high culture and popular culture to be treated equally.

Culture High Idea Popular Equally

I'm probably tougher on myself than I used to be. I'll revise my lyrics more. Part of that is working with the right people and producers who will say, 'How can you make that better?' Allowing yourself to collaborate with people will push you toward transcendence.

Myself Yourself People Better Push

I'd love to get in a room with Kanye at some point, have a conversation, and see if something cooks up.

Love Conversation See Point Up Room

In the end, it all comes to choices to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

Choices End Stepping Turn In The End

Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed over there for a long time. A lot of them moved over there, lived over there, and died over there.

Time Musicians Long Long Time Jazz

I'm not the most articulate person.

Person Most Articulate

I never really thought I'd have the opportunity to run this business. It's an industry I grew up in. I watched EDS being formed in our living room at night.

Ross Perot, Jr.

Business Opportunity Night Thought

Obama's failure to close Guantanamo is yet another instance where the rhetoric of democratic and constitutional rights proved not useful for his international relations, relations which are always pursued in ways that continue to link and fortify securitarian power with the opening of new markets.

Failure Power New Rhetoric Opening

As I stated shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, I planned to self-impose term limits.

Limits Army Congress First Planned

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

Leadership Democracy Healthy Educated

Louis C. K. is one of my all time favorite standup comedians.

Time Comedians Favorite Louis

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