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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.

Russell Simmons

The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.
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Community Hard Reflection Work
You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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Able People Thinking
Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.
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Gangsta Government Rapper
A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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Knows Persons Weakness
I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
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Meditation Missing Yoga
I think when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.
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Dedicated Giver Thinking
Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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Encouraging Inspirational Life
The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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Opening Opportunity World
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.
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Believe English Men Speak
Well, it’s the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.
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Hands Movement Rights
There are no failures, only quitters.
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Failure No Quitter
Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
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People Smarter Surround Yourself
You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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Important Promote Things
Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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Opportunity Share World
Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.
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Country Keys Kids
[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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Artist Events People

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