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If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.

Russell Simmons

The word mantra comes from two Sanskrit words man, (“to think”) and tra (“tool’). So the literal translation is “a tool of thought.”
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Buddhist Men Thinking
I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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Hollywood Waiting Want
I have a pilot called The Re-Education of Oliver Cooper starring the white kid from Project X where follows a black girl to a black university, like in Legally Blonde. I have so many fun projects.
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Cooper Education Fun Girl Kids University
Donald Trump’s not politically correct. Although you are running for president, you should be politically correct. But there is also the expression of an artist.
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Artist Expression Running
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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Calling Complaining Media
[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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Artist Events People
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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Radio Records Way
I don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
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Benefits Favor Trying
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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People Trying Voice
I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.
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Creative Focus People
You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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Business Entrepreneur People
I think it’s very important. I’ve gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It’s something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.
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Gone Important Thinking
Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don’t want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it’s the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.
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Ballet Country People Suffering
Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
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Clouds Labels Vision
If you don’t break a hole through the brick wall, don’t just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that wall.
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Break Through Digging Wall
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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Empowering People Want

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