"Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined"

React to this quote

More by Nas

“I'm capable of anything, my imagination can give me wings”

“People afraid of criticism but I always put myself in a sacrificial position,they been know I ain't just rappin for fame”

“Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne”

“I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death”

“We in chronic need of a second look of the law books, And the whole race dichotomy”

“What really did I escape from, thought I saw Gods face on the design in my vintage Claiborne”

Resonant Thoughts

"Ideas and opinions, like living organisms, have a normal rate of growth which cannot be either checked or forced beyond a certain point. They can be held in check more safely than they can be hurried.…"

— Samuel Butler (novelist)

Literature1835–1902

#life

"The one thing any of us really cared about was living for one more hour, one more hour is a big deal in a world where everything has reduced itself to murder."

— Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Literature1894–1961

#life

"Film Comment - Review of I'm a Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon"

— Federico Fellini

Entertainment1920–1993

#life

"To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct…"

— Mikhail Bakunin

Philosophy1764–1837

#life