Top 100 Jamal Quotes: Famous Quotes & Sayings About Jamal

#1. My musical influences are from the '50s: Bill Evans, Miles Davis and Ahmad Jamal.

#2. Jamal stared at the dog in his arms. Why I am I holding a dog full of angels?

#3. It was a great idea from my teammate Jamal Crawford. He kept telling me to jump over Spud, so we decided to call him and he was more than willing to participate with me. I just thank God for him.

Nate Robinson

#4. How much has spending most of the offseason in prison affected Jamal Lewis' poor start?.

Cris Collinsworth

#5. In the last century the Arab thinker Jamal al-Afghani wrote: 'Every Muslim is sick and his only remedy is in the Koran.' Unfortunately the sickness gets worse the more the remedy is taken.

Conor Cruise O'Brien

#6. When his parents announced the newest rules to Jamal, he defiantly announced back to them that, as a matter of principle, he would not be "manipulated or forced into complying with a Fascist parenting style.

James T. Webb

#7. All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.

Miles Davis

#8. If you really dissect hip-hop you will find a whole lot of Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Ahmad Jamal, a lot of classic jazz samples in there.

Robert Glasper

#9. The rumors about me being with Jamal Lewis, Adam Carolla and Tiki Barber are absolutely false. I've never even met Adam or Tiki Barber in person'we did phone interviews. What happens is that a lot of high-profile men saw topless photos of me.

Kola Boof

#10. Liberals can always be trusted to see God in Mumia Abu-Jamal and the devil in the Pope.

Ilana Mercer

#11. If Mumia Abu-Jamal has nothing important to say, why are so many powerful people trying to shut him up?

John Edgar Wideman

#12. when you read findings like the one above, and see that Jamal doesn't get the job, it's easy to shake your head at the few racist hiring managers who've tilted the odds against him. But the data we see in this chapter shows racism isn't a problem of outliers. It is pervasive.

Christian Rudder

#13. The casting of 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a dream. Anil Kapoor, as the sleazy TV host, diamonds winking in his earlobes, has never been better; the quietly understated Irrfan Khan turns in another bravura performance as the police inspector whose questioning brings out Jamal's story.

Shashi Tharoor

#14. Jamal Crawford reminds me the most of myself, the way he goes to the basket. But they need leadership.

Earl Monroe

#15. I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#16. It doesn't matter how much you make, what matters is what you become. Stay hungry.. Learn.. you'll become world-class

Azim Jamal

#17. Mr. McVicker instilled self-respect in those of us who were his students, because he respected us regardless of our background,

Ahmad Jamal

#18. But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#19. Everybody knows how others should do their jobs - but they don't know how to do theirs.

Nabil N. Jamal

#20. I have learned not to do predictions. It's not helpful, psychologically. I don't sit and fret about things.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#21. Here and there in the barrios and the favelas, among those who have least, beat hearts of hope, fly sparks of Overcoming.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#22. If you ain't angry, you ain't paying attention.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#23. I have looked to the Steinway piano since I was three, not only as my ideal choice of an instrument. But, as a responsive and ever reliable friend.

Ahmad Jamal

#24. I love networking. But I learned to love it

Jamal Igle

#25. That's what we really mean by being feared on the football field. And not actually the player that fears him, it's the offensive coordinator that fears him or the running backs coach.

Jamal Lewis

#26. People kind of have a misconception, because when someone calls me Theo and I correct them, say, 'No, my name is Malcolm,' they think I have an attitude about it and I don't want to be associated with the show.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#27. Let your ambitions fly. Let nothing hold you back.

Nabil N. Jamal

#28. The only instance where five purely-negative words had had a highly positive, motivational impact are Winston Churchill's, Never, Never, Never, Never Give-up.

Nabil N. Jamal

#29. I really liked watching Bo Jackson run just because of his size and his speed.

Jamal Lewis

#30. Why start something that you won't see to the end? You need to finish what you start!

Nabil N. Jamal

#31. The idea that other perspectives exist may not be obvious to those who are in an emotional state of mind.

Nabil N. Jamal

#32. Acting had been a hobby that turned into a career, the directing was a hobby that turned into a career and music just really allowed me to find another way to express myself.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#33. When I'm not working, I'm on the road with my band. Or I'm performing in poetry houses doing spoken work. So I've got another passion and another outlet that allows me to be creatively fulfilled and not sitting at home pulling my hair out waiting for the right role to come along.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#34. In spite of what some people claim, we are not in a post-racial era. I think it's still an important issue to bring up.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#35. Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I don't have to face him on Sunday.

Jamal Lewis

#36. Competition in business is a blessing, for without it, we wouldn't be motivated to improve.

Nabil N. Jamal

#37. We hastily call someone a friend.

Nabil N. Jamal

#38. The role of television is the illusion of company, noise. I call it the fifth wall and the second window: the window of illusion.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#39. t is your own barrier, you set it, and only you can remove it. Remember that. So, do you want to try again or permanently give up?

Nabil N. Jamal

#40. I spend my days preparing for life, not preparing for death.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#41. I was punished for communicating,

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#42. Free people have a right to decide for themselves what they want to hear.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#43. We cannot force others to behave differently if they disagree with us. But if we change what we are saying or doing, they may respond differently.

Nabil N. Jamal

#44. Communication succeeds when you make others understand you clearly, and they make you understand them clearly.

Nabil N. Jamal

#45. A team is a team.

Jamal Lewis

#46. Predictions of failure have never stopped those whose ambitions are driven by their unwavering vision.

Nabil N. Jamal

#47. Being a celebrity can be very intoxicating and very addicting. And I've always been afraid of that, because I've grown up post-almost every child star out there who has gone wayward.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#48. If the Constitution can be used against one, it can be used against all.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#49. I also wanted to play with Peyton Manning because I thought he could teach me a lot, and he did.

Jamal Lewis

#50. The attitude you bring to your giving will reflect the benefits you gain.

Azim Jamal

#51. In a negotiation, we must find a solution that pleases everyone, because no one accepts that they must lose and that the other must win ... Both must win!

Nabil N. Jamal

#52. Mr. Cosby wanted to do a show not about an upper-middle-class black family, but an upper-middle-class family that happened to be black. Though it sounds like semantics, they're very different approaches.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#53. Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European classical music as well.

Ahmad Jamal

#54. The beautiful thing about theater is every night is an opportunity to incorporate what you discovered the night before.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#55. Imperfection keeps me trying, and I won't stop even if I do achieve it.

Nabil N. Jamal

#56. I never wanted to look back on my career and be embarrassed about work that I chose to do. I never wanted to look at character I've done and cringe.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#57. It is always better to look at a matter positively before ruling negatively on it.

Nabil N. Jamal

#58. The quickest way to become troubled is to be concerned with what people are gonna say about your life and your work.

Ahmad Jamal

#59. Nobody knows exactly what he's capable of until he tries.

Nabil N. Jamal

#60. Giving, in the form of volunteer work: enhances your immune system, lowers cholesterol levels, strengthens your heart, decreases the incidence of chest pains, and generally reduces stress.

Azim Jamal

#61. Sudan is not really a country at all, but many. A composite layers, like a genetic fingerprint of memories that were once fluid, but have since crystallized out from the crucible of possibility

Jamal Mahjoub

#62. Fame and glory belong to those who are the first to achieve things, not those who only think about it or do it after it's been done.

Nabil N. Jamal

#63. I like to hit it downhill, that's the way I was taught to run.

Jamal Lewis

#64. You cannot advance if you cannot visualize the end from the start.

Nabil N. Jamal

#65. Jazz Improvisation means that practice is not as straightforward as it would be when you simply have a score to play.

Ahmad Jamal

#66. When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you're about.

Jamal Lewis

#67. Prison is a second-by-second assault on the soul, a day-to-day degradation of the self, an oppressive steel and brick umbrella that transforms seconds into hours and hours into days.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#68. Today's empire is tomorrow's ashes

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#69. Hopefully, I can put the pictures they take of me up on my Facebook.

Jamal Idris

#70. African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#71. Do or don't! Decide!

Nabil N. Jamal

#72. In business, everyone has a different weight.

Nabil N. Jamal

#73. As long as I can stay north or south, I'm gaining yards.

Jamal Lewis

#74. I never wanted to be one of those 'Where are they now?' kids.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#75. Companies don't succeed, people do.
Companies don't fail, people do.

Nabil N. Jamal

#76. I would like to be a scholar in whatever I do, a scholar is never finished, he is always seeking and I am always seeking.

Ahmad Jamal

#77. I don't see you making it to the top; nobody's going to help you get there. You have to do it all on your own. But if you want it so bad, prove me wrong.

Nabil N. Jamal

#78. Talk to people about what they want to hear and they'll stay for more.
Talk to them about what you want them to hear and they'll soon turn away.

Nabil N. Jamal

#79. It is wise to consider a matter carefully before jumping in carelessly.

Nabil N. Jamal

#80. Here's how man thinks: If no one's done it, why should I try? It's a waste of my time; but if he's done it, I can do it better.

Nabil N. Jamal

#81. I don't watch that much football ... I really like to play it.

Jamal Lewis

#82. Relearning from children their need to question and discover can ignite one's creativity and reveal more possibilities.

Nabil N. Jamal

#83. It is inevitable that there will come a time when mankind will go out more at night and stay indoors during the day to avoid harmful solar rays.

Nabil N. Jamal

#84. The United States is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#85. The power of giving is instantaneous, continuous and eternal.

Azim Jamal

#86. Politics is the art of making the people believe that they are in power, when in fact, they have none.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#87. I think because I came into journalism by way of the Black Panther Party - and not J-school or a corporate bourgeois institution - I tried to do news, writing and reporting that had social, political and racial content and context.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#88. He who is satisfied with what he has, is a rich man.

Nabil N. Jamal

#89. I'm 44 now and have been working in comics for most of my adult life. I've been blessed to have had the career that I've had and worked with the many awesome creators I have.

Jamal Igle

#90. I chose Tennessee because I thought they'd give me an opportunity to play.

Jamal Lewis

#91. The state would rather give me an uzi than a microphone.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#92. I was doing community theater since I was about nine.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#93. A driver reaches a destination by driving on that road, not by laying back to enjoy the view.

Nabil N. Jamal

#94. I am a responsible parent and have always provided for my children. That fact cannot be disputed. I have made mistakes in my life, but failing to care for my children is not one of them.

Jamal Lewis

#95. You've got a big, big problem if you get caught up in what people say. If you're gonna live for what people say, you might as well lay down and forget it. Because it doesn't work that way.

Ahmad Jamal