Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It’s the most mainstream thing there is.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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There’s one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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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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Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
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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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I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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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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Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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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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Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
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And that’s how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.
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