I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
RUSSELL SIMMONSWhatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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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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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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I ask everyone – white Hollywood and black Hollywood – to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That’s where they’re going to learn from each other, and that’s where they’re going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
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My wife Kimora once told me while we were watching “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” that it’s a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, “Aaaahhh,” and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.
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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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Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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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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Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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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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Those who need nothing attract everything.
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You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?
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I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
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[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it’s a big success story for everyone – except the music industry itself.
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