Isaac Hayes Quotes

• If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.

  Isaac Hayes

  Rose, Thorns, Bears

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• At the end of the day, we are responsible for our own lives. If anything happens to us, don't blame somebody else. Backtrack and look at what you did to contribute to that. You also contribute to your successes. Once you learn that, you're on your way.

  Isaac Hayes

  The End Of The Day, Looks, Way

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• I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.

  Isaac Hayes

  People, Sides, Influence

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I don't sit back and count up what I've done. There's just always something else to do. There's always a challenge ahead.

  Isaac Hayes

  Challenges, Done

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Know the business, learn the business, own something.

  Isaac Hayes

  Knows

  "New Inductees Take Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Into the Punk Era" by Jon Pareles, www.nytimes.com. March 19, 2002.

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• I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is universal.

  Isaac Hayes

  Soul, Meat, Tunes

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I always keep my head down, working, doing things, moving forward. That's what I've done all my life. Then you stop and realize what you've done.

  Isaac Hayes

  Moving, Moving Forward, Done

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Have you ever wondered why young people take to music like fish to water? Maybe it's because music is fun. Plan and simple. It opens up their minds to dream great dreams about where they can go and what they can do when they get older.

  Isaac Hayes

  Dream, Fun, Simple

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A certain administration which I won't call by name took the arts out of the schools, and that left the brothers out on the street with nothing, so they went to the turntables and started rhyming. Then they had a way to express themselves, and that's the birth of hip-hop.

  Isaac Hayes

  Art, Brother, School

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Self-expression is always a right, but its still not there to be abused.

  Isaac Hayes

  Self, Expression, Stills

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• I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.

  Isaac Hayes

  Kids, Thinking, Needs

  Interview with Noel Murray, music.avclub.com. January 4, 2006.

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• Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you can.

  Isaac Hayes

  Kids, Remember You, Remembers You

  "New Inductees Take Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Into the Punk Era" by Jon Pareles, www.nytimes.com. March 19, 2002.

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• There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins. Religious beliefs are sacred to people and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.

  Isaac Hayes

  Religious, Past, Rights

  "Isaac Hayes Wants Out Of 'South Park' Due To Religious Jokes" by James Montgomery, www.mtv.com. March 13, 2006.

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• Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.

  Isaac Hayes

  Religious, People, Sacred

  "Cult musicians" by Jonathan Leggett, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2006.

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• Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South.

  Isaac Hayes

  Real, Opportunity, Village

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And theyll tell you if you ask.

  Isaac Hayes

  Rapper, Gone, Influence

  "Issac Hayes more than 'Shaft'", www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 11, 2008.

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• I was going through some emotional turmoil. You can tell by the tunes on the album that I was going through a break-up of my marriage. It was the only way I could express myself.

  Isaac Hayes

  Emotional, Tunes, Albums

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• As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.

  Isaac Hayes

  Past, Rights, Years

  "Isaac Hayes quits South Park after it satirises Scientology" by Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. March 15, 2006.

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• When my agent told me he had a voice-over job I thought it was a Disney thing.

  Isaac Hayes

  Jobs, Voice, Agents

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• There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs... begins.

  Isaac Hayes

  Religious, Racist, World

  "Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park'", www.foxnews.com. March 13, 2006.

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