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You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you… happiness is your natural state.

Russell Simmons

A poet or a comedian can say what’s on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.
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Hurt Laughing People
I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
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People Smart Talent
Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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Chasing Realizing Running
The difference between blues, jazz, rock n’ roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It’s scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.
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Pain Rap Rock
You have to be present, awake and happy now.
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Awake Happy Now Present
The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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Belongs People World
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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Believe English Men Speak
You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.
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Anything Opportunity Waiting
There are no failures, only quitters.
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Failure No Quitter
Everyone’s part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
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Chances Develop Everyone People
The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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Meditation Noise Tools
Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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Hip Hop Life Things
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
The artists are now big brands.
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Artists Bigs Brands
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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People Trying Voice
The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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Creativity Done Imagination

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