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Being Quotes by Mos Def
- With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't…
- I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.
- I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At…
- You're not gonna get through life without being worshipful or devoted to something. You're either devoted to your job, or to your desires. So the…
- I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.
- I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.
- I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
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