147 Quotes by Mos Def

Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

All the things that are worth doing, take time.

Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It’s inspirational, because it’s a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness.

I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain’t here to waste nobody’s time, because I don’t want you to waste mine.

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.

I believe the projects were a social experiment; we were laboratory rats stacked on top of each other, and people just knew, inherently, that there was something wrong. There’s not a lot of regard for the property by the residents.

Don’t look down, it’s an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whatever you do.

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

Make today’s solid ground out of yesterday’s quicksand.