There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
RUSSELL SIMMONSHip-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.
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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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Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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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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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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You have to be present, awake and happy now.
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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 old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
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I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I’m not the only one who says it. It’s something I adopted and I believe.
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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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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 try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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A poet or a comedian can say what’s on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.
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Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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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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