K'naan Quotes

It was interesting to find how dominating American vision is all over the world. I think there's something to be said about the world's mindset and its economics and all of that, and I think it affects the way we see ourselves and it affects music.

K'naan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MusicVisionEconomicsWorldMindset

But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.

Andy Hertzfeld

LeadershipGoodPassionGreatThink

Empathy begins with understanding life from another person's perspective. Nobody has an objective experience of reality. It's all through our own individual prisms.

Sterling K. Brown

LifePerspectiveExperienceEmpathy

People say, 'I'm for job training. We can train people to increase the likelihood that they can be self-sufficient.' Okay, that's great, you're for job training - I like job training - but do you think the federal government should have 163 different job-training programs?

Steve Largent

GreatJobTrainingGovernmentPeople

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network.

Toni Morrison

MoneyPeopleRichTake For Granted

Without bureaus, committees, officials or emissaries to manufacture sentiment in his favor, without intrigue or effort on his part, Grant is the candidate whose supporters have never threatened to bolt.

Roscoe Conkling

EffortNeverWithoutWhoseCandidate

So I've never in my whole life really been teased about my weight.

Ruben Studdard

LifeNeverWholeBeenWeightReally

Our high school offered a comprehensive drama department where I was doing 'Angels in America' at 14.

Matt Bomer

SchoolHigh SchoolAmericaDoingOur

Not being locked into one set of feelings, which you run the risk of mistaking for the truth, you have greater and more intense access to all feeling states, including those you would never choose to act out.

Mary Gaitskill

TruthYouChooseFeelingsRunNever

It's the Peter Pan in me, I don't think I'll ever grow up.

Jason Behr

MeThinkGrowGrow UpUpEver

It's always a great day going to work with Ginnifer Goodwin; she's a fantastic actress and I learn so much from her.

Josh Dallas

WorkGreatDayLearnSheGreat Day

I think so many people live their whole life in fear and doubt and shame.

Dolly Parton

LifeFearLivePeopleThinkDoubt

In L.A., we listen to everything. If it's banging, it's banging - we don't care where it's from.

Dr. Dre

CareListenEverythingWhereBanging

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