Natsume Sōseki (夏目 漱石?, February 9, 1867 – December 9, 1916), born Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目 金之助?), is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period (1868–1912). He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note.
Born as Natsume Kinnosuke in the town of Babashita in the Edo region of Ushigome (present Kikui, Shinjuku), Natsume began his life as an unwanted child, born to his mother late in her life, forty years old and his father then fifty-three. When he was born, he already had five siblings. Having five children and a toddler had created family insecurity and was in some ways a disgrace to the Natsume family. In 1868, a childless couple, Shiobara Masanosuke and his wife, adopted him until the age of nine, when the couple divorced. He returned to his family and was welcomed by his mother although regarded as a nuisance by his father. His mother died when he was fourteen, and his two eldest brothers died in 1887, intensifying his sense of insecurity.[citation needed]
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born October 12, 1977), better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (USDA) and a former member of BMF (Black Mafia Family). He began his career in 2001 under an independent label and joined Boyz 'N Da Hood in 2005, the same year his solo major label debut Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released. Its single "Soul Survivor", which featured Akon, became a top-ten hit in the US.
The Inspiration followed in 2006, and The Recession followed in 2008; both albums yielded chart-topping singles. Jeezy has also appeared on numerous other rap and R&B singles such as "Say I" by Christina Milian, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "Hard" by Rihanna, and "Love in This Club" by Usher, the latter being a number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.
Jay Wayne Jenkins was born in Columbia, South Carolina and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia when he was a toddler. Because his parents were separated, custody of him transferred between family members frequently. In an interview with XXL magazine, he described his childhood as "empty". In 1994, he spent nine months in YCA (Youth Challenge Academy), a boot camp in Fort Stewart, Georgia, for narcotics possession.
Byron O. Thomas, (born March 20, 1969) better known by his stage name Mannie Fresh, is currently an artist and hip-hop producer who records for Def Jam South and his own division Chubby Boy Records. He is probably most famous for his time producing tracks for Cash Money Records from 1993 to 2005, and one half of the hip-hop duo Big Tymers with Birdman.
Thomas began loving music at the age of nine as a local New Orleans DJ, playing songs at parties and clubs. In the late 1980s he began a partnership with New Orleans rapper MC Gregory D. They released their first album together Throwdown in 1987, with Mannie Fresh producing and MC Gregory D rapping. They would release two more records together in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After their last album together, in 1993 Thomas met Bryan "Baby" Williams who gave him an opportunity to become the in-house producer of his record label Cash Money Records. With Williams's help, Thomas made chart-topping albums for the Hot Boys, which was composed of Lil Wayne, B.G., Juvenile, and Turk, producing all of the group’s singles. He also produced all tracks on the members’ solo works as well. Later, Thomas formed the Big Tymers along with Williams, as Mannie Fresh and Birdman respectively, and released five albums. In 2004, he released his own debut solo album The Mind of Mannie Fresh, which consisted of 30 tracks and featured the single “Real Big,” which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2005, he split from Cash Money for financial reasons, and later joined Def Jam South, to which he is currently signed. On October 27, 2009, Mannie Fresh released his second solo album, Return of the Ballin'. The album was entirely produced by Fresh himself and featured prominent guests Rick Ross and Lil Jon.
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948), commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno ( /ˈiːnoʊ/[citation needed]), is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.
Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex, England, taking inspiration from minimalist painting. During his time on the art course at the Institute, he also gained experience in playing and making music through teaching sessions held in the adjacent music school.
He joined the band Roxy Music as keyboard and synthesiser player in the early 1970s. Roxy Music's success in the glam rock scene came quickly, but Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singer Bryan Ferry.
Eno's solo music has explored more experimental musical styles and ambient music. It has also been extremely influential, pioneering ambient and generative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasising "theory over practice". He also introduced the concept of chance music to popular audiences, partially through collaborations with other musicians.
Simon O. Sinek (born October 9, 1973) is an author and best known for developing "The Golden Circle" and popularizing a concept of human motivation. He joined the RAND Corporation in 2010 as an adjunct staff member, where he advises on matters of military innovation and planning. His first TEDx Talk on "How Great Leaders Inspire Action" is the 19th most viewed video on TED.com. His book on the same subject, "Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action," (2009) delves into a naturally occurring pattern, grounded in the biology of human decision-making, that explains why we are inspired by some people, leaders, messages and organizations over others.
He writes for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, FastCompany, CMO Magazine, NPR and BusinessWeek, and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, BrandWeek, IncBizNet.
Sinek was born in Wimbledon, England; at a young age he moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, then to London, then to Hong Kong, before settling in New Jersey. He earned a BA degree in cultural anthropology from Brandeis University; he attended City University in London with the intention of becoming a barrister, but left law school to go into advertising.
Let's take a map of the world
Tear it into pieces
All of the boys and the girls
Will see how easy it is
To pull it all down and start again
From the top to the bottom and then
I'll have faith or I prefer
To think that things couldn't turn out worse
All that we need at the start's
Universal revolution (that's all)
And if we trust in our hearts
We'll find the solutions
Took a plane across the world
Got in a car
When I reached my destination
I hadn't gone far
Let's take the whole of the world
The mountains and the sand
Let all of the boys and the girls
And then I slowly took you in my arms and held you
And then I found your waiting lips and then I kissed you
And then I closed my eyes and heard you say you never would leave me again
You swore no other arms would ever hold you again
And then how sweet to let my fingertips caress you
And then my jealous heart believed you and I blessed you
And then and then you said I'll love you till I die
And then and then I woke up and then I started to cry
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Mukashi dokoka no dareka kao mo oboete inai you na dareka ni ne
Kiita hanashi wo naze da ka imagoro futto omoidashite iru
KANJIN na mono wa angai sugu soba ni korogatte iru to iu koto to
Soshite sore wa me ni mienai mono da to iu hanashi datta ka na
Fukanzen na mama Umareta BOKUra wa itsuka kanzen na
Mono to naru tame ni Nante iinagara la la la...
Me ni mienai mono wo shinjite irareta no nante itsu no koto darou
Kono goro ja nani mo ka mo ga miesugite wakaranaku natte iru
Taishite imi nai kotobatachi bakari kami ni narabeteru
Shi demo kaita ka no you na ki ni natte la la la...
Taisetsu na mono hitotsu mitsuketara dare ni demo wa oshienai kedo ne
Mamoru beki mono ga aru watashi wa totemo tsuyoi kara ne
Itsu mademo onaji you na tokoro ni wa irarenai to itte ita deshou
Hi ga noboru sono mae ni futari shite kono machi wo dete miyou
Fukanzen na mama Umareta BOKUra wa itsuka kanzen na
Mono to naru tame ni Nante iinagara la la la...
Kanashimi mo kurushimi mo nani mo ka mo wake aeba iin janai nante
KANTAN ni iu kedo ne sonna koto dekiru nara yatteru
Itsu mademo onaji you na tokoro ni wa irarenai to itte ita deshou
Whooooaaaaaaa ohhhhhh
Damn wheres my phones?
There it is
Mmmmmhhhhhhh mhh
Hey wassup mami
Wont you let me come through and see you or something
what we gon do?
My bodys gon talk to your body
And then
Your bodys gon talk back to mine
And then
My bodys gon say to the bedroom
And then
Your bodys gon say its about time
Imma strip you to ya secrets
And then
Imma taste you were you sweetess
And then
Im gon give pressure where needed
And then
And when were down we gon repeat it (ohhh)
And thn
Ill scoop you in the bently
And then
We roll
And then
Ill feed ya
And then
and then
Some wine glasses of govea
Get lovely
And then
To the crib
And then
Get touchy
And then
Ohhhhhhh ohhh ohhhh
And then
Will sit out by the pool
And then
Ill make it sexier for you
And then
Im gripin on ya thighs
Andthen
And then im starin in ya eyes
And then
I got you moaning out real soft like
And then
Now you screaming so lets move inside
And then
Ill show you to the bedroom
And then
I got you doing what id said we doo
And then
I got what you need girl
And then some
I got what you want girl
And then some
Im gon give you all of me
And then some come get some
I got what you need girl
And then some
I got what you need girl
And then some
Im gon give you all of me
Unpack moments
The girl in a red coat turns
Passing
Entering
Going places
Bring her name
Under the chain of lights
Kneeling down
She throws herself into sound
Passing
Entering
Going places
Seen from above
This is instant living
Seen from above
This is instant living
Seen from above
This is the beginning
Of the night
And memories are watching
As she does the move
They glide through
Holding letters with collected time
Passing
Entering
Going places
Passing
Entering
Going places
Seen from above
This is instant living
Seen from above
This is instant living
Seen from above
This is instant living
Seen from above
At first and then, na-na na-na-na
At first and then, na-na na-na-na
At first and then, na-na na-na-na
At first and then, na-na na-na-na
At first and then, na-na na-na-na
At first and then, na-na na-na-na
At first and then, na-na na-na-na
she reaches out to touch me
shes smiles when i get lost in her brown eyes
just knowing that she loves me
makes everything thats wrong in my world alright
and theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen
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chorus
i jump out of bed, and i jump in the shower
get dressed in a hurry, just to wait in rush hour
drink cold coffee from a styrofoam cup
sittin at my desk workin just as the sun comes up
the phones don't stop and my head keeps spinnin
gotta keep puttin up with the crap just to make a livin
its yes sir no sir havent got the answer call me in the
mornin its past five again
and theeeeeeeeeen
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she reaches out to hold me
its peace i find when im in her lovin heart
just knowin that shes always there gives me the strength i need
to keep goin on
and theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen
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chorus
its day after day of the same old thing
cant help feeling like a puppet on a string
to keep me dancin to the same old song
before i know it my vacations come and gone
im just sick and tired of the constant grind
hangin by a thread goin out of my mind
doctors, taxes, lawyers, faxes it a vicious circle goin
round and round again
and theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen
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just knowin that she loves me
makes everything thats wrong in my world alright
and theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen
And Then And Then
And Then And Then
And Then my womans body
Started to develop
I was getting Rounder
And bigger
And prettier
And I felt kinda different
I was different
I was changing everyday
And then
I started longing
For the big long thing
The mysterious big thing
That I imagined in my mind
That I know now does not exist
And then
I got wetter and wetter
I was leaking all over
And it felt strangely different
Just by my thoughts
I was raining
I was pouring
I was drenching my panties
And then
I had my First Experience
And it was like nothing
I had dreamed of
I cried all the way back home
And then I was repelled
I was repelled
I was repelled
Was this the dream
That I occupied myself with
For so many years
For so many hours
And for so many seconds
And then I did it again
I don't know why
I forced myself
I didn't want to be
A celibate for the
Rest of my life
And all my friends were doing it
And I wanted to belong
To the club
And then I was more repelled
Because I forced myself
Upon the affection of a looter
And then I became
A full woman
I chose only the good men
And I would not allow myself
To be looted
By anybody
And then
I was now a woman
A person
A human being
Equal to any man
Or god
And then I was so horny
I could have done it with a
A dog
Or a cat
Or a horse
But I didn't
And then
And then and then
And then baby
And then baby baby
And then baby
And then baby
And then baby
And then
And then
And then
And then baby
She said it's good to want, want it good.
I want to want but she never said what it took to find
love.
These eyes may never see the morning.
Hold on so I can hear the calling.
She said it's good to give, giving is good.
She never said want never lasts, need always needs.
These eyes may never see the morning.
Hold on so I can hear the calling.
And then she said beauty is so complicated.
These eyes may never see the morning.
Sometimes a small word has power
Sometimes it sets free a raging storm
And when the rain comes
One drop will start the flood
And wash it all away
I know that I should stop it all
But I can't stop myself
and these things can't stay the same
And when the rain comes
One drop will start the flood
And everything goes away
in the crashing waves
One drop will start the flood
Think it was the hottest day of the year
Even still we started fires with the ember
Sweetest, sweetest Sadie
Held on to her memories
The world was so big and I was so small
And your voice was always the loudest of all
Yesterday we cut down the apple tree
Cracking wood made my little heart tremble
I wish I didn't have to try so hard
But little boys gotta lot to remember
The world was so big and I was so small
And your voice was always the loudest of all
I loved the days I spent with you
And I still have all you could offer
The backyard looks so empty now
Then I think of her, I think of her
The world was so big and I was so small
And your voice was always the loudest
The world was so big and I was so small
Your voice was always
The world was so big and I was so small