I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNowadays, if you’re a great artist, you don’t have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You’re closer to the artist. And the artist can be closer to their artistry without having to always worry about branding themselves or building something image-wise.
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You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you… happiness is your natural state.
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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 can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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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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Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.
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I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don’t, they’re going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.
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Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
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There are no failures, only quitters.
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You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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I feel the choices our president Barack Obama is making now are safer and better.
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