I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what’s on people’s minds and I don’t think it’s any different now.
RUSSELL SIMMONSHip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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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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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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Well, it’s the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.
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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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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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If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
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Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.
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I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.
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If it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment.
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Meditation helps everything.
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I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
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[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it’s a big success story for everyone – except the music industry itself.
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Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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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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I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches.
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A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.
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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that’s when you’re able to think and learn.
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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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The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you’re talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you’re always coming up against lobbyists.
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I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs. They want to be a part of this society where there is so much diversity they have to have people from all the experiences.
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