I’m lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe 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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And the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God.
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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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You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I’m there with you every step of the way until that day comes…
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Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success.
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You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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It’s all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.
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I’m a full disclosure kind of person.
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Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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I don’t like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that’s most inspiring, because it’s at that second that you’re aware of “the infinite everything.”
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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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