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Coolio Quotes

'Shaka' is my catchphrase. Emeril got 'bam,' I got 'Shaka.'

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: August 1, 1963

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We did eight gigs in super-stadiums, all the biggest joints - L.A. Coliseum, Oakland Coliseum, Shea Stadium.

Stadium Oakland Eight Did Joints

This was an important part of my life. But it was also sad that we didn't play there, cause we had such alot of fans that were waiting for us and Brazilians are great people. It's now my second home.

Life Home Sad Great Waiting People

The first time I met President Obama was 2006 in Baghdad. He was the senator from Illinois; it was a month before he actually ended up declaring. He had to come to Baghdad to kind of check that box, and I was the correspondent for 'Newsweek' at the time.

Michael Hastings

Time Kind President First Time First

My interest generally is the hidden Americans; the ones who live far away from the headlines.

Live Far Away Hidden Away Interest

Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing, effectively.

Doing Journalism Just Stanford Had

I don't like drawing characters facing right. If I tried to do that at a book signing, I'd have to pencil it first.

Book Drawing First Right Pencil

It's not about creating something that eight billion people would like. It's about creating something and being able to reach the maybe, like, one million people that would like it a lot.

People Reach Creating Something Able

Buildings designed exclusively on scientific principles will depress their occupants and constrain their creativity.

Creativity Buildings Principles Will

Running gets everything done, doesn't it? Covers it all.

Done Everything Running Covers Gets

I've led a career of having to take work to see my family, over picking and choosing, instead of 'I need food on the table and I don't know how I'm going to pay the mortgage.'

Work Family Food Career Table Know

I think this country is growing up a little bit.

Christie Hefner

Growing Up Think Country Growing Up

When you see a fish you don't think of its scales, do you? You think of its speed, its floating, flashing body seen through the water... If I made fins and eyes and scales, I would arrest its movement, give a pattern or shape of reality. I want just the flash of its spirit.

Constantin Brancusi

Eyes Water Think Reality Fish Body

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