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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.

Russell Simmons

I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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Bigs Gay Thinking
I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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Animal Hurtful Thinking
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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Hurt Laughing People
Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
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Broken Hollywood People
You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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Important Promote Things
A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian.
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Broken Color Justice
Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It’s the same sickness, whether it’s about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It’s all wrong. It’s all the same.
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Christianity Racism Sickness
You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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Black Needs People
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it’s a big success story for everyone – except the music industry itself.
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Artist Events People
Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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Opportunity Share World
No matter where you’re from or what you’ve done, you’re never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
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Circumstance Done Matter
The concept is that through a disciplined approach to work and self-sacrifice, Tapas will burn away the negativity that separates us from God. By working our hardest and happily enduring the hardships of life we are able to create a sense of peace and clarity in ourselves.
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Concept Enduring God Negativity Working
There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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Culture Hollywood Missing
Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
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Choices Gratefulness Practice
An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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Animal Cigarette Smoking

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 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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