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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.

Russell Simmons

No matter where you’re from or what you’ve done, you’re never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
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Circumstance Done Matter
Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It’s the most mainstream thing there is.
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Culture Hollywood Urban
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
You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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Able People Thinking
You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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Important Promote Things
The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that’s just, where everyone feels safe.
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Community Creating Safe
That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
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Day Every My Thoughts Watches
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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Artist Different People Sharing Thinking
There are no failures, only quitters.
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Failure No Quitter
I think it’s very important. I’ve gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It’s something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.
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Gone Important Thinking
The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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Belongs People World
If it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment.
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Beautiful Encouragement Rushing
The artists are now big brands.
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Artists Bigs Brands
Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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Goal Simple Trying
Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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Lasts Wife Years
I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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Hip Hips Hop Offensive

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