I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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People are afraid of failure – they don’t like to work so hard and have people keep saying, ‘No.’ I think that’s what people fear most.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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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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The difference between blues, jazz, rock n’ roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It’s scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.
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Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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The artists are now big brands.
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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.
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Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don’t want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it’s the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.
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Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I’m not a vegan for health reasons – although obviously I’m 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that’s true. But I’m a vegan for compassionate reasons.
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I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
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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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You’ll see a lot of funny stuff, you’ll see a lot of daddy knows best stuff, you’ll see a lot of me and my wife trying to hold the family together.
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