I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches.
RUSSELL SIMMONSYou just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what’s on people’s minds and I don’t think it’s any different now.
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No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your dream job.
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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.
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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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I have a pilot called The Re-Education of Oliver Cooper starring the white kid from Project X where follows a black girl to a black university, like in Legally Blonde. I have so many fun projects.
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In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.
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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 want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there’s less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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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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Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.
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The research shows that if you meditate, the mind becomes still, and they can see the functionality and gray matter in the brain increase, the nervous system calm, the immune system improve and a reduction in stress.
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I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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