I think the artist’s job throughout history has been to tell – to say things that people are inspired by.
RUSSELL SIMMONSEmbrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That’s why legislation and regulations are necessary.
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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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I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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It is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining yourself. I guess I’m an optimist.
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They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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People are afraid of failure – they don’t like to work so hard and have people keep saying, ‘No.’ I think that’s what people fear most.
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A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian.
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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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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
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I’m a big supporter of President Obama.
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