I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better… they’re better people, right? They’re segregated. It’s self segregated in some cases, but there’s nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNo matter where you’re from or what you’ve done, you’re never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it.
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The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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Meditation helps everything.
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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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There are no failures, only quitters.
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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It’s a step process.
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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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It’s always marketeers building their own careers.
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There’s one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
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Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I’m there with you every step of the way until that day comes…
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