--- title: "12 Trying Quotes By Mos Def" description: "12 Trying quotes by Mos Def. Plus more from Mos Def and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/mos-def-3481_artist_that-s-what-i-ve-been-trying-to-strive-f_744465.png" --- > [That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/that-s-what-i-ve-been-trying-to-strive-for-to-draw-a-clear-picture-to/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/mos-def-3481_artist_that-s-what-i-ve-been-trying-to-strive-f_744465.png) > [I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-don-t-rap-like-nobody-i-don-t-try-to-sound-like-nobody/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/mos-def-3481_like_i-don-t-rap-like-nobody-i-don-t-try-to-s_2780950.png) > [I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-give-a-damn-if-any-fan-recalls-my-legacy-i-m-trying-to-live-life-in/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/mos-def-3481_fans_i-give-a-damn-if-any-fan-recalls-my-lega_2391740.png) > [I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-m-trying-to-get-low-people-s-personalities-can-get-in-the-way-of/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/mos-def-3481_get-low_i-m-trying-to-get-low-people-s-personali_1802336.png) > [You're not gonna get through life without being worshipful or devoted to something. You're either devoted to your job, or to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/you-re-not-gonna-get-through-life-without-being-worshipful-or-devoted/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/mos-def-3481_best-way_you-re-not-gonna-get-through-life-withou_1741671.png) > [The test in life nowadays is just trying to keep yourself charged up with enough good feeling. It's like, "OK what am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/the-test-in-life-nowadays-is-just-trying-to-keep-yourself-charged-up/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/mos-def-3481_chicks_the-test-in-life-nowadays-is-just-trying_2066370.png) > [I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-get-reminded-a-lot-of-the-time-that-my-life-is-a-little-bit/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/mos-def-3481_different_i-get-reminded-a-lot-of-the-time-that-my_672700.png) > [Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/focused-i-m-a-hustler-and-my-hustle-is-trying-to-figure-out-the-best/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/mos-def-3481_figures_focused-i-m-a-hustler-and-my-hustle-is-t_671628.png) > [I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-m-an-independent-thinker-and-i-m-not-the-poster-child-for-any/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/mos-def-3481_children_i-m-an-independent-thinker-and-i-m-not-t_2179056.png) > [And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/mos-def-3481_careful_and-from-the-moment-that-i-saw-you-i-kne_42439.png) > [The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/mos-def-3481_ability_the-ability-to-have-somebody-read-someth_106521.png) > [I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-can-t-control-what-people-think-i-m-not-trying-to-manipulate-people/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/mos-def-3481_ambition_i-can-t-control-what-people-think-i-m-no_3067435.png) ## Other authors on Trying ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/mos-def/#itemlist", "name": "12 Trying Quotes By Mos Def", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mos Def" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/that-s-what-i-ve-been-trying-to-strive-for-to-draw-a-clear-picture-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/mos-def-3481_artist_that-s-what-i-ve-been-trying-to-strive-f_744465.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/mos-def-3481_artist_that-s-what-i-ve-been-trying-to-strive-f_744465.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/mos-def-3481_artist_that-s-what-i-ve-been-trying-to-strive-f_744465.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.” — Mos Def", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mos Def" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-don-t-rap-like-nobody-i-don-t-try-to-sound-like-nobody/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/mos-def-3481_like_i-don-t-rap-like-nobody-i-don-t-try-to-s_2780950.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/mos-def-3481_like_i-don-t-rap-like-nobody-i-don-t-try-to-s_2780950.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/mos-def-3481_like_i-don-t-rap-like-nobody-i-don-t-try-to-s_2780950.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.” — Mos Def", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mos Def" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-give-a-damn-if-any-fan-recalls-my-legacy-i-m-trying-to-live-life-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/mos-def-3481_fans_i-give-a-damn-if-any-fan-recalls-my-lega_2391740.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/mos-def-3481_fans_i-give-a-damn-if-any-fan-recalls-my-lega_2391740.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/mos-def-3481_fans_i-give-a-damn-if-any-fan-recalls-my-lega_2391740.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.” — Mos Def", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm trying to get low. 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