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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNo matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.
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People are afraid of failure – they don’t like to work so hard and have people keep saying, ‘No.’ I think that’s what people fear most.
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There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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You have to learn to laugh all the time. It’s a practice of life. It’s a practice of happiness.
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I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
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When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
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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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I can’t get my medicine.
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I want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there’s less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
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Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
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Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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The artists are now big brands.
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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.
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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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