K'naan Quotes K'naan I'm an optimist about other people. I'm not an optimist about myself. About Myself Optimist Other People
I enjoy mediation. I think the artist's position is often to mend the things we feel are broken. Whether that's between two cultures or two thoughts. We're always trying to reach, trying to expand something. K'naan
I'm writing from a place of – a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from. K'naan
Hip-hop in Africa has been very often a duplication of an American experience, but in a context that's totally alien to it. K'naan
I don't feel political most of the time. Sometimes I'm placed in positions because no one else will go there. K'naan
From the stage, I can reach a large audience, and you learn from being on stage how much a song reaches, what extent of the crowd a song can reach. I write in a way that can reach most of the audience, but I also wanted to have truly intimate moments as well, many intimate moments, more so than the big moments. K'naan
You want to reach people, but you also want to reach them in the most authentic way. You now have a mass market and an audience that's listening, but they're in love with a song that means absolutely nothing to you. K'naan
The people of Somalia just do not have a voice. They are to me the most forgotten people in the world. K'naan
I faced quite a few challenging times, and in front of those, I was more positive than some people not facing those conditions. I'm actually of the belief now that it is that struggle that offers you that open-hearted hope. K'naan
I think it's a mistake to work on success in career. I've worked on my passions obsessively. How can I say what I want to say more precisely than the last time I said it? Success is such an elusive concept. When you work for it, I think you get it in a way you might regret it. K'naan
Cancer is something none of us are prepared to deal with. We're here to help people through the process. Yael Cohen
The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step. The developments in the first decade of the 21 century confirmed that it was a particularly significant and timely step. Vladimir Putin
The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. Vladimir Putin
I love to smoke things; there's usually something always in the pot outside. That smell of something in the smoker just reminds me of home. Zac Brown