Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI 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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The stuff I do, I do every day, and I’ve been doing it for long periods of time. I don’t start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better… they’re better people, right? They’re segregated. It’s self segregated in some cases, but there’s nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
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No one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.
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Good givers are great getters.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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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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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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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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Everyone’s part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
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Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don’t, they’re going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.
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The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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I think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
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Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
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