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.
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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I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.
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[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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You’ll see a lot of funny stuff, you’ll see a lot of daddy knows best stuff, you’ll see a lot of me and my wife trying to hold the family together.
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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.
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When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
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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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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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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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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
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The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
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I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs. They want to be a part of this society where there is so much diversity they have to have people from all the experiences.
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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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You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.
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You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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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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I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I’m not a vegan for health reasons – although obviously I’m 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that’s true. But I’m a vegan for compassionate reasons.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
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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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Good givers are great getters.
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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
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Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
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