I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
RUSSELL SIMMONSAnd 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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I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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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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The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.
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I think the artist’s job throughout history has been to tell – to say things that people are inspired by.
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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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Happy can make you money, but money can’t make you happy.
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Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
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I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
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You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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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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You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.
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The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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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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No one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.
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The less you need, the more you attract.
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Well, it’s the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.
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It is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining yourself. I guess I’m an optimist.
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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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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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