Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThere 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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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
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Good givers are great getters.
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I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I’m not the only one who says it. It’s something I adopted and I believe.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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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.
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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That’s why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.
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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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I couldn’t guarantee that someone could get off their medication. But I suspect that meditation instead of Ritalin would change the life of any kid with ADD.
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Nowadays, if you’re a great artist, you don’t have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You’re closer to the artist. And the artist can be closer to their artistry without having to always worry about branding themselves or building something image-wise.
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Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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Happy can make you money, but money can’t make you happy.
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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