Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
RUSSELL SIMMONSEvery day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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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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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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The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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Good givers are great getters.
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I don’t use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it’s never because I use my brain.
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The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you’re talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you’re always coming up against lobbyists.
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Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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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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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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You’ll see a lot of funny stuff, you’ll see a lot of daddy knows best stuff, you’ll see a lot of me and my wife trying to hold the family together.
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I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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There are no failures, only quitters.
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