It's foul what this money could do, cash corrupts the loyal.
NasRead
I'm capable of anything, my imagination can give me wings
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the limitless potential of creativity and imagination.
Nas suggests that through the power of imagination, one can achieve extraordinary things. The phrase 'give me wings' symbolizes freedom and the ability to soar beyond limitations, highlighting that our creative thoughts can lead us to incredible possibilities and transformations in our lives.
In practice
In a speech about innovation, one could quote this to inspire creativity among the audience.
It's foul what this money could do, cash corrupts the loyal.
It's a thin line between paper and hate,_x000D_ _x000D_ Friends and snakes, nine millis and thirty-eights,_x000D_ _x000D_ Hell or the pearly gates...I was destined to come,_x000D_ _x000D_ Predicted, blame God, He blew breath in my lungs.
I pledge allegiance to the fair and balanced truth._x000D_ _x000D_ Not the biased truth,_x000D_ _x000D_ Not the liest truth,_x000D_ _x000D_ But the highest truth.
Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.
If you scared to take chances, you'll never have the answers...
I don't respect killers, I respect O.G. knowledge,_x000D_ _x000D_ Codes of the streets got new rules, but no guidance._x000D_ _x000D_ Lessons, detrimental to a young disciple;_x000D_ _x000D_ Folks, take care of your brothers, niggas do as I do._x000D_ _x000D_ Keep your enemies close, where they can see you._x000D_ _x000D_ It's not your enemy who get you, it's always your own people.
What if the world is holding its breath - _x000D_ waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill?
Never delay a prompting. When you honor a prompting and then stand back a pace, you realize that the Lord gave you the prompting. It makes me feel good that the Lord even knows who I am and knows me well enough to know that if He has an errand to be run, and He prompts me to run the errand, the errand will get done.
Exploration is a wonderful way to open our eyes to the world, & to truly see that impossible is just a word.
In our dreams we are able to fly . . . and that is a remembering of how we were meant to be.
Ring the bells that still can ring.
Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.
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