Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI’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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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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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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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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I think when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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I want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there’s less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
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I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
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I ask everyone – white Hollywood and black Hollywood – to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That’s where they’re going to learn from each other, and that’s where they’re going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
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Everyone’s part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
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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.
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The 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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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
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I don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
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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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