Besought Def Quotes

#1. Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else. #Quote by Mos Def

#2. I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it. #Quote by Mos Def

#3. Don't look down, it's an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whatever you do #Quote by Mos Def

#4. I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it. #Quote by Mos Def

#5. I remember 'Def Comedy Jam' being a big deal and kids talking about it in school, but it was never, 'I want to do that.' #Quote by Hannibal Buress

#6. It didn't occur to me that I was glistening with sweat and wearing a bikini top until they turned off the bikes, pulled off their helmets and turned to scope me out. To make my own personal cliché perfect, Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar On Me blasted through the radio. I winced – I must look like a white-trash princess from hell, basking outside my trailer in a bikini to outdated butt rock. #Quote by Joanna Wylde

#7. This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin';
We both on assignment to unearth the diamond. #Quote by Mos Def

#8. We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun.
We are not afraid of the darkness.
We trust that the moon shall guide us.
We are determining the future at this very moment.
We know that the heart is the philosopher's stone.
Our music is our alchemy. #Quote by Saul Williams

#9. Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop. #Quote by Mos Def

#10. I don't read my own press, so I don't know what's being reported on a daily basis - I only hear about things when they reach a sort of Def-Con status, and my publicist calls me because we have to do some damage control. #Quote by Megan Fox

#11. I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough ... they didn't mean enough #Quote by Mos Def

#12. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. #Quote by Mos Def

#13. I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman. #Quote by Mos Def

#14. Meltdown: noun, def. 1) adult tantrum 2) regressing to the chronological age of three 3) having no ability to express oneself rationally or make a logical case for oneself 4) believing that one's sense of self is compromised or in great danger 5) resorting to slash and burn tactics to try to get needs met Synonym: fit, bad temper, eruption, hysteria Antonym: calm, mature, reasonable, thoughtful #Quote by Crystal Ponti

#15. Aging on camera is just very hard. I love my age. I feel good about myself but high definition television is not kind. You don't even look like yourself in high-def. It just makes every little line on your face more exaggerated so it ends up aging you. It's like you're watching yourself seven years older. #Quote by Lisa Edelstein

#16. I actually knew I was going to be perfect for Def Leppard, sorry I hate to say that but I knew it. #Quote by Vivian Campbell

#17. Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh. #Quote by Mos Def

#18. Yo, it's 1 universal law but 2 sides to every story,
3 strikes and you be in for life, mandatory.
4 MC's murdered in the last 4 years,
I ain't tryin to be the 5th one, the Millennium is here.
Yo, it's 6 million ways to die, from the 7 deadly thrills,
8-year olds gettin' found with 9 mill's.
It's 10 P.M., where your seeds at? What's the deal? #Quote by Mos Def

#19. And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone. #Quote by Mos Def

#20. I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once.
Ass so fat that you could see it from the front ... #Quote by Mos Def

#21. I've always been an outsider. When I did magic, I was the only kid. When I worked with Johnny Cash, I was completely out of place in Nashville. And when I started Def Jam, I was the only white guy in the hip-hop world. #Quote by Rick Rubin

#22. The test in life nowadays is just trying to keep yourself charged up with enough good feeling. It's like, "OK what am I going to do to feel really good today?" Not like, some chick or a drink ... #Quote by Mos Def

#23. def leppard lyric from Rock of Ages: It's better to burn out than fade away. This is not a Curt Cobain quote. He was quoting them !!!!! #Quote by Victoria Danann

#24. 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
And then she arrived
Like day break inside a railway tunnel
Like the new moon, like a diamond in the mines
Like high noon to a drunkard, sudden
She made my heart beat in a now-now time signature
Her skinny canvas for ultraviolet brushstrokes
She was the sun's painting
She was a deep cognac color
Her eyes sparkled like lights along the new city
She lips pursed as if her breath was too sweet
And full for her mouth to hold
I said, "You are the beautiful, the stress of mathematics."
I said, "For you, I would peel open the clouds like new fruit
And give you lightning and thunder as a dowry
I would make the sky shed all of it's stars, light and rain
And I would clasp the constellations across your waist
And I would make the heavens your cape
And they would be pleased to cover you
They would be pleased to cover you
May I please, cover you, please #Quote by Mos Def

#25. You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it's vital that a change happens now. #Quote by Mos Def

#26. I've been fortunate with my acting career. A lot of scripts come to me. I don't mind auditioning if something that requires that, but I haven't had to in awhile, which is a nice place to be 'cause I've been on quite a lot of auditions in my life. #Quote by Mos Def

#27. So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent. #Quote by Talib Kweli

#28. I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory. #Quote by Mos Def

#29. Shit," Clutch said after a few minutes. "The high-def has totally ruined porn. Are those ingrown hairs? #Quote by Joanna Wylde

#30. I think that I have more diplomacy than you give me credit for."
"My friend," besought Poirot, "I implore you, do not enrage yourself! Your help has been of the most invaluable. It is but the extremely beautiful nature that you have, which made me pause."
"Well," I grumbled, a little mollified. "I still think you might have given me a hint. #Quote by Agatha Christie

#31. It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.' #Quote by Mos Def

#32. I think the resolution involved in the high-def, Blu-ray image demands we pay attention to every detail to a level we've never seen before. The audiences have to believe everything they're seeing. As viewers, we're all so experienced and so much smarter than we realize. With Blu-ray, there will be less tricking of the eye. #Quote by Michael Mann

#33. Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand. #Quote by Mos Def

#34. I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about. #Quote by Mos Def

#35. If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth. #Quote by Mos Def

#36. I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given me the opportunity to manage the companies I have contributed to my whole career. I feel this is a giant step for me and the entire artist community. #Quote by Jay-Z

#37. At its heart, music is all higher mathematics. #Quote by Mos Def

#38. African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be healing, a source a joy. Spreading positive vibrations. #Quote by Mos Def

#39. People consider Black Star a great album, and I think it's a classic album. But the fact is, both me and Mos Def have made better albums since Black Star. #Quote by Talib Kweli

#40. I don't wanna be def. Death. Dead. This Burger Twin nappykin just got served as my will, BEOTCH! The fries here suck, by the way. If I die, don't feed my son your shitty fries. Don't give my son to the creepy child molester king you put in your commercials either. What the fuck is wrong with that guy? He's got a normal body and a plastic face that is always smiley. It's not right, man. It's just not right. My ears feel funny. #Quote by Tara Sivec

#41. Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon get it on
Livin' like a lover with a radar phone
Lookin' like a tramp, like a video vamp
Demolition woman, can I be your man?
Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light
Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah #Quote by Def Leppard