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 SIMMONSIt’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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It is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining yourself. I guess I’m an optimist.
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They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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The artists are now big brands.
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
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You have to learn to laugh all the time. It’s a practice of life. It’s a practice of happiness.
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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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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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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 would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.
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I think if you’re open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you’re closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.
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The politicians already in office don’t want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.
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