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Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives.

~Chuck D

Topics: Basically Because Being Down Easy Easy Way Going Hill Like Lives Lot Mountain Negative Out People Positive Sliding Take Throughout Times Times People Understood Up Want Way

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Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people.

~Chuck D

Topics: Confused Down Getting Means Need People Real Real People Right Right And Wrong Sit Some Start Wrong

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Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid.

~Chuck D

Topics: About Again Around Because Big Bragging Course Essential Expecting Get Glow Go Now Props Put Something Stupid Supposed Then Useful Voted Voting Washing You Yourself

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The Internet was a saving grace for promoting and exposing, and even creating. It's a parallel world to the music industry that already exists, and I'm glad to be a part of it.

~Chuck D

Topics: Creating Even Exists Exposing Glad Grace Industry Internet Music Music Industry Parallel Part Promoting Saving Saving Grace World

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I think right about now we have to beware of marketed Malcolms and Martins. Real people do real things.

~Chuck D

Topics: About Beware Now People Real Real People Right Things Think I Think

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You should be a person inside the world with knowledge of your terrain. And if you lock yourself into the 2,000-by-3,000-square-mile, lower-48 box of the United States, you're going to be frustrated by its limitations. You gotta think outside the box.

~Chuck D

Topics: Box Frustrated Going Gotta Inside Knowledge Limitations Lock Outside Person Should States Terrain Think United United States World You Your Yourself

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You can't master time, but you have to work your hardest to manage it.

~Chuck D

Topics: Hardest Manage Master Time Work You Your

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I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.

~Chuck D

Topics: Deal Fix Gets Hope How Me Message Morning Politician Spread Tell Unity Up Wrong You I Can

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The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat.

~Chuck D

Topics: Area Being Between Boat Catching Difference Fish Helping Immediacy Instead Lot More Process Processing Quick Reality Reflective Sharp Something Songwriter Songwriters Technology Things Us Very Web Where Write You

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Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres and all recorded music, if you actually pay attention to it.

~Chuck D

Topics: Actually Attention Because Culture Embodiment Genres Hip-Hop Music Part Pay Pay Attention Recorded Rock Roll You Dj

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: August 1st, 1960

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