Talib Kweli Quotes

When I was a teenager, I learned to play the trumpet. Music became my passion.

Drumming is my middle name.

Singing is something I can do, but it's not my first passion.

Poker is just a hobby I'm passionate about. It's not supposed to bring glory.

Competition is all in numbers; it's a numbers game, but I looked at it like it's a passion, and it's art.

I didn't get into skating to be famous.

Music was important. Football was the easy part.

I certainly considered DJing. I bought four vinyls, and I bought some turntables, and I was like, 'Um. Yeah. I'm not gonna do this. This is not my thing.'

You want to be the best at something.

I've always wanted to be the best guitarist in the world, ever since I was eight years old.

There was nothing special about me; there are boxers in Belfast who are more skilled but I had a bit between my teeth that drives me on.

That's what I wanted to do was play music.

Football has always been my number one thing, but I have other things in my life, like fashion, which is something that has always been in my family.

I'm a pro. I'm a professional and strive to be the best and try to have fun.

I enjoy everything I do, from music to fashion or to watches - the lifestyle.

I love singing - singing was basically kind of my passion before ventriloquism.

You're just like, "I like doing this - it's something I have a lot of passion for." You happen to do it, you enjoy songwriting, and eventually if you're writing enough songs, then you fall into it.

I look at the deejay thing as something - I'm good at it because I have my own music. I have enough rhythm to blend at this point.

I love to play music. I'm terrible at it, but I love learning about it .

Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive.

All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.

You don’t get it, do you?" I said. “It’s not a question of ‘what then’. Some people get a kick out of reading railroad timetables and that’s all they do all day. Some people make huge model boats out of matchsticks. So what’s wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?

I'm really happy I'm me because if I wasn't I'd be scared. If you want that Number One spot you need to listen to my album and try to beat it.

I took some time off to enjoy my life, but figure skating is something I love and something I will continue doing for the rest of my life.

Ballin's not a hobby, it's my occupation