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We lived in a ghetto. I could have pretended I was hard or tough and not a square. I wound up not getting in trouble. I don't consider myself to be especially wise, but I will say that it's pretty clear that some people want to get out and some people don't. I wanted out.

~Andre Braugher

Topics: Clear Consider Could Get Getting Ghetto Hard Lived Myself Out People Pretended Pretty Say Some Some People Square Tough Trouble Up Want Wanted Will Wise Wound

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A majority of Bon Qui Qui is my little brother, who is ghetto fabulous. He has no filter whatsoever. He just says what's on his mind.

~Anjelah Johnson

Topics: Brother Fabulous Filter Ghetto He His Just Little Little Brother Majority Mind Says Whatsoever Who

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The trouble with us is that the ghetto of the Middle Ages and the children of the twentieth century have to live under one roof.

~Anzia Yezierska

Topics: Ages Century Children Ghetto Live Middle Middle Ages Roof Trouble Twentieth Twentieth Century Us

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It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Bit Bother Christmas Fact Getting Ghetto In Fact Kind Like Me Merry People People Say Put Ready Say Think

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There's no success story. Everybody's got a ghetto story. You always want to make it bigger than what it is.

~Bernie Mac

Topics: Always Bigger Everybody Ghetto Got Make Story Success Success Story Than Want You

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I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

~Bob Cousy

Topics: Ghetto Kid Original Shy Socially

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I was only a working-class boy from a Nationalist ghetto. But it is repression that creates the revolutionary spirit of freedom.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: Boy Creates Freedom Ghetto Nationalist Only Repression Revolutionary Spirit Working-Class

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The great moments of rock 'n' roll were never off in some corner of the music world, in a self-constructed ghetto.

~Bono

Topics: Corner Ghetto Great Great Moments Moments Music Music World Never Off Rock Rock N Roll Roll Some Were World

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As hard as it is, as ghetto as it is, hip-hop is pop music. It's the sound of music getting out of the ghetto, while rock is looking for a ghetto.

~Bono

Topics: Getting Ghetto Hard Hip-Hop Looking Music Out Pop Pop Music Rock Sound Sound Of Music While

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Seeing Jay Z's just a great example of somebody who comes from a ghetto to rise to where he's at. I think... he done a great job.

~Cam'Ron

Topics: Done Example Ghetto Great Great Example Great Job He Jay Job Just Rise Seeing Somebody Think Where Who I Think

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