K'naan Quotes

I think it's a mistake to work on success in career. I've worked on my passions obsessively. How can I say what I want to say more precisely than the last time I said it? Success is such an elusive concept. When you work for it, I think you get it in a way you might regret it.

K'naan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: somali
  • Birth: February 1, 1978

Topics

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That's not part of me that I have to do something dark to prove to people that I'm an actor. The fuel for me is the laugh. Maybe later I'll want to show people the darker side... But right now, I'm having too much fan making people laugh. And it really makes me feel good.

Jerry Trainor

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Democrats are so spineless, so afraid to go against the tide... but dissension is the greatest form of patriotism.

Jesse Ventura

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I actually collect old First and Second World War memorabilia.

Jeremy Irvine

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All my friends are female, I've edited for a magazine for young girls for 15 years, I relate to women, and I'm very, very close to my younger sister.

John Searles

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I love food.

Amy Winehouse

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I don't wake up every day and just write to write. I only write with purpose.

Steven Van Zandt

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I think our big tent is our greatest strength.

Tom Perez

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We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!

Russell M. Nelson

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Part of making any endeavour is that each one has its own special problems. It's the nature of the process.

Martin Scorsese

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I'm not a toy boy, bellybutton band, so I don't have to worry about that. Actually, I never did.

Juice Newton

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I don't write directly on to the computer because I don't think well facing forward with fingers on a keyboard. I think better looking down holding a pen. And the concentration quotient of pen and paper is higher than when I'm moving words around on screen.

Joshua Ferris

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We wanted to protect the legacy of DC Comics here in New York, and there are many things that make sense to protect and maintain while setting up parts of the organization in Los Angeles to grow.

Diane Nelson

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