Talib Kweli When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that. – Talib Kweli Arc Quotes Career Quotes Focus Quotes Lyricism Quotes Artists look at the environment, and the best artists correctly diagnose the problem. I’m not saying artists can’t be leaders, but that’s not the job of art, to lead. Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte – there are artists all through history who have become leaders, but that was already in them, nothing to do with their art. What’s more condescending and corny than someone telling you how much more money they have than you and telling you basically, ‘I don’t care about poor people,’ which is a large part of what you hear of corporate hip-hop on the radio.
Pat Riley All I did from day-to-day is coach. That’s what my job was, that’s what my passion was, and the fact that now it’s something I’m being considered for is just mind-blowing to me, that I would ever be in that kind of company. – Pat Riley
Joseph Fiennes I don’t know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge. – Joseph Fiennes
Savion Glover You can go to see a singer and love the show, but you don’t need to know all the songs. What you want to do when you leave is go and find out more about the music. – Savion Glover
Dan Reynolds Mormonism truly was a part of my every decision since the day I was born. It taught me to serve others and to feel comfort about the next life. Who doesn’t want to live for eternity and have a ‘mansion in heaven’? It sounded like a rad deal to me when I was in my teenage years. – Dan Reynolds
Michaela Watkins As much as I would have loved to look like Jennifer Aniston in ‘Friends,’ that didn’t happen. And I really tried! I hit that gym! I got a flatiron. But it didn’t happen. – Michaela Watkins
Ben Stiller I don’t think know if anything’s going to translate anywhere. You’re making a movie, you hope it’s going to be funny, you can’t think about how it’s going to go over. – Ben Stiller
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