Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNo 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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I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It’s the same sickness, whether it’s about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It’s all wrong. It’s all the same.
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You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you… happiness is your natural state.
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I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
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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 people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.
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Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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You have to be present, awake and happy now.
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You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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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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If you don’t break a hole through the brick wall, don’t just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that wall.
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The stuff I do, I do every day, and I’ve been doing it for long periods of time. I don’t start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.
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I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I’m not a vegan for health reasons – although obviously I’m 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that’s true. But I’m a vegan for compassionate reasons.
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I don’t believe that people create their own visions. Rather, I believe that visions are actually God’s way of communicating with us.
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