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Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don’t want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it’s the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.

Russell Simmons

There are no failures, only quitters.
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Failure No Quitter
[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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Artist Events People
You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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Important Promote Things
As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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Long Moving Vision
There’s one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
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Issues Long Police
The politicians already in office don’t want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.
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Heart Office Winning
The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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Opening Opportunity World
They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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Culture Giving Hollywood
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
You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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Able People Thinking
A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.
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Inspiring Keys Life
The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you’re talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you’re always coming up against lobbyists.
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Biggest Changed Lobbyist Overseas
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
Good givers are great getters.
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Getters Giver Great
I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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Animal Thinking Trying
I think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
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Afraid Failure Inspirational Running Thinking

Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don’t want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it’s the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.

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Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don’t want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it’s the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.

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