#t

She was in a difficult position being the widow of a great American hero, a role that carried high expectations but she did a credible job of continuing Dr King's dream especially in the face of a changing and often hostile American public. ↗

— Morris Dees

#american public #being #carried #changing #continuing

I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette. ↗

— Mos Def

#basic #better #buzz #code #conduct

Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate. ↗

— Mos Def

#art #articulate #good #good art #people

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.' ↗

— Mos Def

#apple #bad #based #bunch #cast

Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective. ↗

— Mos Def

#close #different #different world #everything #eyes

I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it. ↗

— Mos Def

#conditions #hate #helpless #i #inflicted

I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman. ↗

— Mos Def

#being #dignified #i #just #like

I feel like I was the only person who was capable of making this type of music in this type of way. I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody. ↗

— Mos Def

#feel #i #i feel #i feel like #like

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#action #behalf #inclined #into #men

I'm a passionate person. I'm a lot of things, like most people are. Most people are dynamic. The focus is not on me though, I'm a screen. The aim is to always keep myself in the position where the screen is clear. ↗

— Mos Def

#always #clear #dynamic #focus #i