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I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

Absolute Courage Having Nobody
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I'm known as a strange, aloof kind of man. But all I'm doing is trying to protect myself and my work.

Aloof Doing Kind Known
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The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start at Chapter 3.

Always Beginning Book Chapter
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.

Actual Any Before Beginning
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.

Nas
About Anybody Dating Music
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.

Nas
American Better His Just
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I don't want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I'm not perfect, and I'm just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?

Nas
Any Being Being Real Dollar
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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.

Nas
Able Being Blessed Career
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.

Nas
Beautiful Beautiful Thing I Think Marriage
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Some people say I'm conscious, some say I'm a gangsta rapper - it's just me doing me. I'm stomping in my own lane. I'm doing what I do.

Nas
Conscious Doing Gangsta Just
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As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.

As Far As Becoming Concerned Entire
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I loved writing a book in which, in some ways, it's very, very classical, and in some ways I'm breaking lots of rules about what you can do and what you can't do.

About Book Breaking Classical
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I'm a fairly undisciplined writer.

Fairly Book Undisciplined Writer
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Life - and I don't suppose I'm the first to make this comparison - is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.

Comparison Disease Fatal First
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Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.

Any Best Honestly Matter
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I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

Even Expect Lose Never
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I'm the world 'Guinness Book of Records' holder of 1,749 hugs in one hour. My arms fell off.

Arms Book Fell Guinness
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The greatest news that I could ever say is that Jesus is Lord and Savior of my life. He is my friend. He is with me wherever I go. I'm so delighted to continue to grow in my relationship to Jesus.

Continue Could Delighted Ever
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I'm officially disabled, but I'm truly enabled because of my lack of limbs. My unique challenges have opened up unique opportunities to reach so many in need.

Because Challenges Disabled Lack
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I am an environmentalist, but I'm not a wacko environmentalist. I believe that mankind and nature can live side-by-side for the mutual benefit of both.

Environmentalist Believe Mankind Nature
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Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through.

Going Got Hold Lord
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I'm an anglophile. I visit England regularly, sometimes three or four times a year, at least once a year.

England Four Least Once
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I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career.

Active Blessed Career Civic
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I'm an actor. I love acting and being able to use my love, my passion, to also contribute to making this a better society, a better democracy, and a better country.

Country Better Society Passion
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I'm especially concerned about the future of this country, because I'm concerned about the gay people of the future. We need to ensure their good life by registering to vote.

Life People Future About
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Around people I don't know, I'm totally at a loss.

Around Know Loss People
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Whenever I'm on my computer, I don't type 'lol'. I type 'lqtm' - laugh quietly to myself. It's more honest.
Computer Honest Laugh More
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I keep a lighter in my back pocket all the time. I'm not a smoker, I just really like certain songs.

Back Certain Just Keep
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I was walking in the park and this guy waved at me. Then he said, 'I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else.' I said, 'I am.'

Am Else Guy He
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I went into a clothing store, and the lady asked me what size I was. I said, 'Actual'. I'm not to scale.

Actual Asked Clothing Lady
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I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.
About Ambitious Any IWish
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I'm tired of malicious articles slandering me.

Articles Malicious Me Tired
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My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: 'Please help me.' And the people say: 'Hey, you look like...' And I'm dying while they're wondering whether I'm Barbra Streisand.

BarbraStreisand Biggest Driving Dying
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I'm sure that I don't know everything I want to know. I have so much more to learn.

Everything Know Learn More
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I'm interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.

Biographies Correct Errors Nterested
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And so I'm saying that, yes, colonialism was terrible, and I describe it as a legacy of wars, but we ought to be moving away from that by now.

Away Colonialism Describe Legacy
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There's one more terrifying fact about old people: I'm going to be one soon.

Terrifying People Soon
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Purge yourself of hate. I'm not just a journalist but an African Leader. If that gets you angry, live with that FACT!

Hate African Angry Journalist
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I see myself as a new artist again who is hustling. That's my mentality, I don’t walk into a room expecting anyone to know who I am. I'm just here to get a seat at the table

Artist Hustling Mentality Know
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I'm always excited to try something I haven't done.

Always Done Excited Something
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But what I was going to say was, I just figured I'm going to go boldly in the direction of my dreams, say it as Thoreau would say, and just see where it takes me.

Boldly Direction Dreams Figured
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And my only rule being if when I wake in the morning I'm looking forward to the things that I have to do that day, then I'm on the right track.

Being Day Forward Looking
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I started being a comedy fan when I was, I'm going to guess, like 5 or 6 years old.

Being Comedy Fan Going
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I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

Ability Be Humble Became Countries
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I'm kind of a big kettle. It takes time to get boiled, but then I'm always hot.

Always Big Get Hot
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I'm not a fast thinker, but once I am interested in something, I am doing it for many years.

Am Doing Fast I Am
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I don't think of myself as an artist. I'm just a guy who can write.

Artist Guy Just Myself
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Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American writer. I'm an African writer. I'm a Yoruba writer. I'm an African American writer.

African African American American I Love
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Because I'm an art historian, I have some experience of writing that comes out of close attention. That's what really art history is. You're looking at something very closely, and you try to write in a meticulous way about it.

About Art Art History Attention
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I'm not trying to be a poet on Twitter; I'm trying to be aware of the fact that a very simple sentence, well written, can have a very moving effect without that person knowing why. There's a deep genetic part of you that somehow, even without your permission, recognizes good language when it arrives.

Aware Deep Effect Even
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