I'm Blacked Than Midnight On Broadway And

You've Got To Validate Every Day. There Are Those Who Just Put A Stamp On It And Say, "this Is Gonna Be A Good Day And I'm Not Gonna Let Anything Else Make It A Bad Day."

I Just Don't Think It's Very Dignified To Ask People To Like You. You Can Just Wind Up Being Somebody's Ottoman.

I Thought Everybody Got Into Rock 'n' Roll Because They Didn't Want To Follow Instructions.

That Idea Of Peace And Love Toward Humanity Shouldn't Be Nationalistic Or Denominational. It Should Be A Chief Concern For All Mankind.

Mos Def Is A Name That I Built And Cultivated Over The Years, It's A Name That The Streets Taught Me, A Figure Of Speech That Was Given To Me By The Culture And By My Environment, And I Feel I've Done Quite A Bit With That Name. [but] It's Time To Expand And Move On.