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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.

Russell Simmons

Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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Art Form Noise Stillness
The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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Inspiration Seconds Sunset
I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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Hip Hips Hop Offensive
I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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Hell Now Right Vegan
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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Again Distraction Mantras Practices Soon
You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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Business Entrepreneur People
I don’t use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it’s never because I use my brain.
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Brain Creative Use
I just said let’s get some poets on tv. And when they said that sounded unlikely, I made it worse. I said, no man, I want to put a bunch of black poets on stage, too.
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Believe English Men Speak
If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
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Breath Decision Remember
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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Enough Never Change Resilient
I’m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
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Communities People Suffering
I’m a big supporter of President Obama.
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Country President Support
Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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Meditating Meditation Missing
Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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Goal Simple Trying
An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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Animal Cigarette Smoking
I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.
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Creative Focus People

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