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I’m a big supporter of President Obama.

Russell Simmons

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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Hip Hop Life Things
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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Express Free Hope People Themselves
The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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Heartbeat Poetry Soundtracks
No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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Change Changing Optimistic People
I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.
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Form Sorry Violence
No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your dream job.
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Dream Jobs Trying
I want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there’s less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
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Mind Two Want
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
Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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Lasts Wife Years
Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.
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Dream Perceive Realize
Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.
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Helpful Helping People Question
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
I don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
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Benefits Favor Trying
Those who need nothing attract everything.
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Attract Everything Needs
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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People Saying Thinking
I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
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Meditation Missing Yoga

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