Talib Kweli

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  • “War is not civilized.” -Talib Kweli

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  • “I think once you’re in the public eye, whether you’re a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you’re automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question.” -Talib Kweli

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  • “Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.” -Talib Kweli

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  • “So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So there’s a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output.” -Talib Kweli

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  • “We’re in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs, and our policies are killing and destroying and doing a lot of things that we are not aware of.” -Talib Kweli

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  • “Ain’t nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.” -Talib Kweli

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  • “You make knowledge relevant to life and you make it important for children to learn things that will really relate to things going on in their lives, and not abstract.” -Talib Kweli

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  • “You know, I’ve learned a lot from every person I’ve collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. I’ve taken something important away from every experience.” -Talib Kweli

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