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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.

Russell Simmons

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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Benefits Favor Trying
If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
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Faith Passionate Vision
I think it’s very important. I’ve gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It’s something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.
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Gone Important Thinking
I can’t get my medicine.
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Health Issue Medicine
As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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Long Moving Vision
No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.
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Dedication Hard Long Work
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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People Trying Voice
If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It’s a step process.
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People Process Steps
Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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Acknowledge Cost Mistake
Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
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Cat Children Dog
Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.
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Gangsta Government Rapper
I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better… they’re better people, right? They’re segregated. It’s self segregated in some cases, but there’s nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
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People Self Thinking
Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
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Choices Gratefulness Practice
Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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Goal Simple Trying
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

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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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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