K'naan Quotes

Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise.

K'naan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SuccessMusicArtLanguageLoser

There's so many politicians who have given politics a pretty poor name... their actions have been demonstrated to be part of their over-enthusiasm to get reelected.

Andrew Forrest

PoliticsNamePoorPoliticiansGet

Throughout my career, I was blessed with great teams and great teammates.

Roger Craig

GreatBlessedCareerTeammatesTeams

My parents have been married 50-some years, and I've never heard them fight. I got the chance to attend great universities and medical school.

Tom Catena

GreatMedicalFightSchoolParents

I've always been tough my whole life. I'm able to take a lot of punishment, and that might be an even greater asset than my offense. I'm the guy that can take your best shot, and I'm not going to go down.

Rob Van Dam

LifeBestToughDownGoPunishment

I've known Emeril for more than 20 years from when I featured him on 'Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous' from his days at Commander's Palace in New Orleans and from when I helped start the Food Network where he subsequently hosted an amazing 2,000-plus shows.

Robin Leach

FoodAmazingStartRichFamousNew

I did my undergraduate work at the University of California when it was still affordable. But tuition keeps on rising.

Joseph DeRisi

WorkCaliforniaRisingUniversity

It's great if you can find what you love to do. Finding it is one thing, but then to be able to practise that and be preoccupied with that is another.

Jonathan Ive

LoveGreatFindingYouFindAble

I was friends with everybody. I never stuck to one clique.

Diana DeGarmo

FriendsNeverStuckCliqueEverybody

I had crashes when I was small and Gumby-like that would have killed me now. I would just fly off jumps and go 40 or 50 meters when I was 6 years old - break skis, smash my goggles and get a bloody nose and go crawl inside for a little while and then come back out and ski more in the afternoon.

Bode Miller

MeFlySmallBackGoNow

I was working for a chef a long time ago who told me to not skip steps or be in a hurry. Success in a kitchen is more like a marathon and less like a sprint. Rising up the ranks too quickly isn't necessarily a good thing. This advice was from a guy who was sorry he had done that and didn't want me to do the same.

Wylie Dufresne

SuccessGoodTimeMeChefSorry

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.

Phil Donahue

ThinkTelevisionCreatingNewsIdea

I hate 'The Professional.' It's one of the worst action/adventure movies ever made.

Shane Black

HateProfessionalMoviesWorstMade

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