Talib Kweli Quotes

The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving the investors what they want. Sometimes it's my job as an artist to know what I want to do, even when the fans tell me different.

Talib Kweli

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

JobMeGivingArtistKnowSometimes

I'll fly Away took place in the 50's and 60's in America's South, and there are a couple of scenes where me and my friends are supposed to be skinny dipping with these girls.

Jeremy London

MeFlyFriendsAmericaPlaceSkinny

It's hard for us to imagine, as humans, that we'll become less powerful. But it'll be healthier for the planet and for the eco-system if that does happen. If humans are going to merge with machines, then let's get on with it. I love humans, but I also love dinosaurs - I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have wanted them to die out, either.

Andrea Riseborough

LoveDiePowerfulBecomeDinosaurs

You hit a wall at some stage when you don't want it so bad, but you don't know when that's going to be - as far as competition or as far as health is concerned. Sometimes it's just natural. You just taste it, and you want it so bad that you find other gears.

John McEnroe

HealthCompetitionYouBadWall

Newt Gingrich is an idiot of great renown... There's something so hopelessly gross and vile about him it's hard to take him seriously.

Maurice Sendak

GreatIdiotSeriouslyHardHimTake

We don't ever realize how precious life is while we're living it.

Michael Arden

LifeLivingRealizePreciousHow

'Gut' was my nickname. And I was picked on terribly by many, many kids.

John Schneider

GutKidsManyNicknamePicked

No, writing musicals is the hardest thing in the world. And it was really funny, because I remember when the South Park movie came out, there were some critics that said, 'Well it's obvious that in order to get it to be 90 minutes they filled some time with music.'

Trey Parker

FunnyMusicTimeWritingWorldSaid

Acting wasn't some long-held dream, and it still isn't, really. I'm just trying to make some money and pay the bills.

Travis Fimmel

MoneyTryingDreamActingPayBills

The doctrines & miracles of our Saviour have required nearly two thousand years to convert but a small part of the human race, & even among Christian nations, what gross errors still exist!

Robert E. Lee

SmallChristianMiraclesRaceHuman

I've taken challenges with the big risk that it can all go wrong. But that's what I like and I'd rather do that than be safe all the time.

Ruud Gullit

TimeChallengesWrongGoRiskBig

The SEC has actually progressively loosened up the rules and recognized the value of social media, but the goal is always going to be to get information out as broadly as possible as quickly as possible.

Mary Schapiro

Social MediaValueMediaRulesGoal

And I'm a really happy person, I enjoy life. I think you see that on people. I think there's nothing more aging than misery.

Michelle Pfeiffer

LifeEnjoy LifeAgingHappyPeople

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Talib Kweli