There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNever pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
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If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
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I’m a big supporter of President Obama.
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I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
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There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That’s why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.
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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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I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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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 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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My wife Kimora once told me while we were watching “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” that it’s a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, “Aaaahhh,” and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.
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I just said let’s get some poets on tv. And when they said that sounded unlikely, I made it worse. I said, no man, I want to put a bunch of black poets on stage, too.
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Get your hustle on… Hard work is easy, working out is hard.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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And the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God.
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