Rhyming Quotes - Page 5

• When I write a story, I just wanna tell you what's in my head. It can come from real life and then turn into fantasy, stuff just rhyming. And write about what you know. I just like to tell stories that have not been told or [told] from my perspective.

  Nas

  Real, Writing, Perspective

  Interview with John Kennedy, www.vibe.com. August 13, 2013.

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• As I grew older I found that I really had a knack for rhyming and I pursued that. So by thirteen I got serious about using my writing and rhyming skills. I did it everywhere I could.

  LeCrae

  Writing, Skills, Knack

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• My parents were hippies, and the story is that they went through a dictionary looking for a beautiful word to name me. They nearly called me Banyan, but flipped a few pages on and reached "China," thankfully. The other reason they liked it is that "china" is Cockney rhyming slang for "mate." People say "my old china," meaning "my old mate," because "china plate" rhymes with "mate.

  China Mieville

  Beautiful, Hippie, Names

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• During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Inspirational, Men, Heartache

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• The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Loyalty, Peace, Firsts

  Albert Schweitzer (1966). “The Teaching of Reverence for Life”

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