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Rakim Quotes

I can't look at TV without seeing something that's been influenced by rap. Even commercials for cereal. When I was small, I was a fan of cartoon characters - now the cartoon characters are rapping!

Rakim

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: January 28, 1968

Topics

Small Seeing Look Now Without Rap

My father would tell me if I wasn't writing in meter verse, it wasn't poetry.

John Darnielle

Father Poetry Me Writing Tell Would

For Ryan's Daughter I used a total of eight harps, something that was, at least, weird.

Maurice Jarre

Daughter Weird Used Something Eight

It's so important to recognize that there have been fabulous queer artists all throughout our history.

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

History Important Fabulous Artists

The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.

Sidney Altman

Life World Earth Stage Origin

What excites me is that I'm an ambassador for poetry, which is something that I wholeheartedly believe in and that has been an anchor and a force of stability and consolation throughout my life. I think that's good news.

Tracy K. Smith

Life Good Poetry Me Believe Think

I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.

Robert A. Heinlein

Freedom Alone I Am Me Free Rules

To me, I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and my identity is of a suburban Chicago person. It's not like, 'Oh, I'm Indian.' I'm not. I'm American.

Jay Chandrasekhar

Identity Me American Person Chicago

I always think that people who are - maybe 'insane' is too strong a word, but there's more of a spiritual connection. Sometimes they can see below the surface.

Dennis Christopher

Spiritual People Strong Think See

As a government leader, I'm not going to sit on the sidelines and watch all these other sectors innovate. I'm going to do everything I can as a leader to be in that innovation, to be a provocateur for that innovation.

Cory Booker

Leader Innovation Government I Can

You never know when the timing is going to hit in a such a way that you're going to make a difference.

Bob Corker

Make A Difference You Know Timing

I knew I wanted to be a professional triathlete, but I didn't know it was possible until I won the junior champs. My dad said I should give Cambridge a go to see if I could do both, but it was only ever a trial.

Alistair Brownlee

Professional Go Know Said Possible

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

William James

Life Something Which Spend