The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
RUSSELL SIMMONSCruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
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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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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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Good givers are great getters.
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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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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Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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I don’t fault business. 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 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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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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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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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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No 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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They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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