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> [“I stretched my arms towards the sky like blades of tall grass The sun beat between my shoulders like carnival drums I sat still in hopes that it would help my wings grow So then I could really be fly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-stretched-my-arms-towards-the-sky-like-blades-of-tall-grass-the-sun/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

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## More by Mos Def

> [I have mad brims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-have-mad-brims/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/and-from-the-moment-that-i-saw-you-i-knew-you-was-trouble-but-i/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/but-even-creeps-deserve-to-live-someplace-halfway-decent/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/if-you-re-going-to-do-chuck-berry-you-got-to-you-know-go-all-out-and/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/the-ability-to-have-somebody-read-something-and-see-it-or-for/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-m-growing-as-an-individual-but-your-always-growing-all-of-my-albums/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-don-t-want-to-waste-anyone-s-time-or-money-i-want-to-give-people/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [Man, I smashed her like an Idaho Potato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/man-i-smashed-her-like-an-idaho-potato/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [I'm blacked than midnight on Broadway and Myrtle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-m-blacked-than-midnight-on-broadway-and-myrtle/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-m-not-shy-about-heated-debate-or-passionate-discourse-but-when/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-was-taught-when-there-s-somethin-you-can-change-around-keep-quiet/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-don-t-hate-nobody-i-hate-certain-conditions-that-are-inflicted-upon/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/it-s-one-thing-to-be-the-greatest-it-s-another-thing-to-be-necessary/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/we-can-be-beautiful-and-feel-beautiful-about-who-we-are-everyday/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

> [Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/fame-is-like-getting-across-the-street-it-s-like-if-there-s-nothing/)

[Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/)

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