I couldn’t guarantee that someone could get off their medication. But I suspect that meditation instead of Ritalin would change the life of any kid with ADD.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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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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My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them.
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I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I’m not the only one who says it. It’s something I adopted and I believe.
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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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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I think when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.
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If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
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Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
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And that’s how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.
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You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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Stay in your lane. If you’re good enough, people will move to you.
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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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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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If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?
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The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
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