122 Quotes by Chuck D

I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that’s where the love came from.

I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It’s a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment.

If you go get a passport, it might encourage you to at least consider the world around you.

Downloadable music is the biggest musical phenomenon since the Beatles, and the music industry is slow to come to grips with that.

I’d rather have a hundred thousand or a million people saying I’m nuts and I’m crazy for my musical choices and what I’ve said lyrically, than a million people all raising their hand on the first day.

When you travel the world, you have to watch and you have to listen. We’re not going to come in to Ireland without an understanding that there’s a history that’s very sensitive.

My work throughout my life is always representative of the time we live in. It’s all about keeping it in order and keeping it in gear.

We don’t see the people who are doing real things getting enough props. We often see politicians who are everywhere but nowhere at the same goddamn time. You know the kind of person: You see them everywhere on television but nowhere in front of your face.

If they can send you to war at 18, maybe it’s beneficial for some people to think that most of us gotta go to war for our own existence.