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

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

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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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Everybody nowadays rhymes, but out of the people that really, really do it well, it's still a small community of artists. We all tend to be in the same circles - people like my Wu-Tang brothers, or Black Thought from The Roots. -MF Doom

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If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it? ― Steven Wright

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Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It's not about revenge so much as, like, 'I'm back - now watch this!' It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery. -MF Doom

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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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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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A visual always brings a first impression. But if there's going to be a first impression, I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on? -MF Doom

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Hip-hop is so saturated with the same old same old that people always expect the guy to actually be the guy. They want you to be real and straight from the streets and all that. -MF Doom

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