If you’re not telling your story, somebody is telling it for you. – Michael Margolis

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I can't perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it'll distract from the whole persona. -MF Doom

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I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs. -MF Doom

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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. – Judy Garland

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The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think.- Maya Angelou

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When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?

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The 'Doom' thing is to be able to come at things with a different point of view. I decided the mask would just add to the mystique of the character as well as make Doom stand out. I though it'd be an easy way for people to see and differentiate between characters, sorta like when an actor gains weight for a role. -MF Doom

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When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.- Donald Trump

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I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that's all you're going to get back. — Kesha

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I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance. – Bell Hooks

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