I know the action in the ...

I know the action in the street is excitin\'
But Jesus, between all the bleedin’ ‘n fightin’
I’ve been readin’ ‘n writin’.
I know the action in the street is excitin' But Jesus, between all the bleedin’ ‘n fightin’ I’ve been readin’ ‘n writin’.
 Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
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I read reviews, I'm not going to lie to y'all. Like you know, I'll read 'em, but then, the next day I'm able to sort of shrug them off. But if something sort of sticks the next day, there's probably something to it. I just sort of really try to trust my gut on, on all that stuff.
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 Lin-Manuel Miranda
I feel like style is like accent. You don't hear it on yourself, and then everyone's like, man, you got a strong accent.
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