Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun. I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects. -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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The reward of a thing well done is having done it. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Well done is better than well said. ― Benjamin Franklin

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I'm doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I'll put whatever up there for the visible eye. -MF Doom

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As far as superhero stories, what's appealing is of course that aspect of wish fulfillment. I mean, you start out reading them as a kid, and a couple things jump out at you - there are heroes out there, and you wish you could run into a phone booth and change your life, or be like Peter Parker and put on a mask and become a hero. - John Ridley

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When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs. I grew up in that age, and it was memorable. But I'm down with all of it. Chuck D or Danny Brown? I feel comfortable with all of them. Word up, kid! Word up, man! -MF Doom

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You said we all want there to be more than this! Well, there's always more than this. There's always something you don't know. ― Patrick Ness

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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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Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.

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