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Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.

Russell Simmons

They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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Culture Giving Hollywood
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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Broken Color Justice
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
Good givers are great getters.
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Getters Giver Great
Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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Meditating Meditation Missing
You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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Business Entrepreneur People
Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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Art Form Noise Stillness
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
We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They’re angry. They’re hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he’s understanding you and listening.
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Community Hurt Understanding
There’s one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
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Issues Long Police
I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
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Bills Car Pay
I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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Culture Rap Thinking
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
There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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Culture Hollywood Missing
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I’m there with you every step of the way until that day comes…
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Country Right Step Thing Until Come

Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.

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