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Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.

Russell Simmons

Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
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Clouds Labels Vision
A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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Knows Persons Weakness
I can’t get my medicine.
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Health Issue Medicine
Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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Enough Never Change Resilient
I think the artist’s job throughout history has been to tell – to say things that people are inspired by.
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Artist Jobs Thinking
When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
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Giver Inspirational Karma
I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
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Meditation Missing Yoga
It’s all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.
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Fall Law Rap
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
I ask everyone – white Hollywood and black Hollywood – to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That’s where they’re going to learn from each other, and that’s where they’re going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
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Black Hollywood White
You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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Development Life Self Want
The politicians already in office don’t want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.
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Heart Office Winning
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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Beach Hbo Years
I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
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Calling Complaining Media
Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
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People Smarter Surround Yourself
Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
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Choices Gratefulness Practice

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