I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work, it's no longer his... I just see what people make of it. - David Bowie

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R&B stations don't say 'We have old school artist Ronald Isley in the house.' They say 'We have the legendary Ronald Isley.' But if I come do an interview, they're gonna say 'We have old school rapper Big Daddy Kane in the house.' We belittle ourselves, our music and our culture. It's hard for a lot of legendary artists in hip-hop to overcome. - Big Daddy Kane

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Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. Nothing could vanquish me. — Cheryl Strayed

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Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.- Henry Ford

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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. -- Napoleon Bonaparte

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My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be.

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Winners don't just learn the fundamentals, they master them. You have to monitor your fundamentals constantly because the only thing that changes will be your attention to them.

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I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.- Alexei Navalny

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Nothing is given. Everything is earned. ― LeBron James

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I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.

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