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Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.

Russell Simmons

The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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Belongs People World
The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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Opening Opportunity World
You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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Important Promote Things
No 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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Circumstance Done Matter
I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.
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Creative Focus People
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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People Saying Thinking
Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.
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Dream Perceive Realize
Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
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Cat Children Dog
You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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Business Entrepreneur People
If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
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Faith Passionate Vision
A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian.
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Broken Color Justice
There are no failures, only quitters.
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Failure No Quitter
I’m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
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Communities People Suffering
A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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Knows Persons Weakness
The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
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Giving Happiness Keys
I think the artist’s job throughout history has been to tell – to say things that people are inspired by.
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Artist Jobs Thinking

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