Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.
RUSSELL SIMMONSQuiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.
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You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.
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Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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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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Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.
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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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There is a subject – there is a research that says a man thinks about sex every 12 seconds. And so when an artist expresses something that’s sexual in music it is a reflection of our reality. If we want that reality changed, then we have to do things that affect the core.
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[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it’s a big success story for everyone – except the music industry itself.
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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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 think if you’re open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you’re closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.
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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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I don’t believe that people create their own visions. Rather, I believe that visions are actually God’s way of communicating with us.
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