#us

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. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#about #being #being honest #cent #common

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#live #our #problem #role #world

The way I see it, if people truly love my music, they will support me in some way down the road. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#down the road #i #i see #love #me

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

#affairs #aware #destroying #doing #foreign

Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#anything #big #bottle #guy #half

If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#consciousness #deep #defeat #democracy #faded

I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#because #course #dirty #dirty work #i

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#laws #must #people #protect #repressive

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#based #definition #destroy #discrimination #does

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#flexible #i #just #myself #perhaps