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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIt 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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I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches.
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
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I would like to employ more people but I don’t want to empower my charities at the cost of exploiting people or doing things that are not useful, so I’m working on that.
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I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.
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If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That’s why legislation and regulations are necessary.
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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
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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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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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No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your dream job.
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The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?
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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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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it.
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Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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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 was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
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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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[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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The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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I don’t fault business. If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That’s why legislation and regulations are necessary.
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I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that’s when you’re able to think and learn.
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