I just said let’s get some poets on tv. And when they said that sounded unlikely, I made it worse. I said, no man, I want to put a bunch of black poets on stage, too.
RUSSELL SIMMONSMeditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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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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If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That’s why legislation and regulations are necessary.
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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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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
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Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
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Good givers are great getters.
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When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
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I’m lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
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Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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The artists are now big brands.
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Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It’s the same sickness, whether it’s about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It’s all wrong. It’s all the same.
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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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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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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