Malik Yoba : (9)

" When you walk among your own people and you know that they have a question about your integrity and everyone’s giving you the side-eye, the people that used to give you the love, that’s a very interesting feeling. " - Malik Yoba

" If you tell yourself you can’t, you’re right. " - Malik Yoba

" I believe in making your own opportunity. " - Malik Yoba

" Fantasies are not always what people think they are. " - Malik Yoba

" I knew that I wanted to create a restaurant like Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood that celebrated not just music or Hollywood, but who we were as people of color, as Caribbean, African, Cajun and Southern people. " - Malik Yoba

" I used to walk in the burnt up Harlem of the ’80s, and I’d look at brownstones that were dilapidated or apartment buildings, thinking ‘Whoever designed this and built this did not want it to look like this.’ So, I used to visualize one day being able to contribute and build in Harlem. " - Malik Yoba

" Don’t think because I’m a positive dude, I’m going to always say something nice. If you come at me crooked, one too many times or if too many people came at me crooked too many times in a row, then they’re going to get it. I don’t always exercise that self control and I don’t regret it either. " - Malik Yoba

" I’m happy with getting older and getting more focused. I thought I was focused when I was young, but you’re only as focused as experience will allow you to be. " - Malik Yoba

" Food is very powerful. " - Malik Yoba