Famous Quotes

"I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that."

Mos Def on Cool

More quotes about Cool

• "Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances."

  Thomas Jefferson on Cool

• "Rather be dead than cool."

  Kurt Cobain on Cool

• "All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough."

  Angelina Jolie on Cool

• "Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes."

  Walt Whitman on Cool

• "It's really kind of cool to have solar panels on your roof."

  Bill Gates on Cool

More quotes by Mos Def

• "And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone."

• "Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate."

• "With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?"

• "Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else."

• "I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different."