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Well, it’s the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.

Russell Simmons

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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People Saying Thinking
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
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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Compassion Remember Running
Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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Encouraging Inspirational Life
Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.
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Dream Perceive Realize
Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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Chasing Realizing Running
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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Animal Running Texas
Stay in your lane. If you’re good enough, people will move to you.
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Enough Moving People
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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Believe English Men Speak
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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Canditate Giving More Process
They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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Culture Giving Hollywood
Happy can make you money, but money can’t make you happy.
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Happy Make Money
Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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Lasts Wife Years
I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I’m there with you every step of the way until that day comes…
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Country Right Step Thing Until Come
You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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Able People Thinking
Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It’s the most mainstream thing there is.
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Culture Hollywood Urban

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